tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post8495134219755181229..comments2024-03-19T04:21:59.320-07:00Comments on Mike Rose's Blog: Portraits of Thinking: An Advanced Placement English ClassMike Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14013622839240394965noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-85693784888296333032009-08-13T13:32:14.800-07:002009-08-13T13:32:14.800-07:00Brian,
I usually wait and respond in a general wa...Brian,<br /><br />I usually wait and respond in a general way to readers' posts, but you raise a specific question here, which is an important one - so let me respond now. I spent roughly two weeks in Steve's class and did not witness any event that would typically be tagged as a behavioral problem. What I present here was typical of the two weeks I witnessed. As you point out, these Mike Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013622839240394965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-29413956238901768372009-08-12T21:28:02.297-07:002009-08-12T21:28:02.297-07:00At one point you say, “ . . . . he creates the con...At one point you say, “ . . . . he creates the conditions for students to be intellectually adventurous, to wade into uncertainty, and to risk being wrong. This risk-taking is something that sadly has been schooled out of many honors students.” I understand the point about risk taking. Everyone is aware of the risk of being wrong. I try hard to create in my class an acceptance of being wrong.Brian Rudehttp://www.brianrude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-43252021693852768062009-08-12T21:25:35.748-07:002009-08-12T21:25:35.748-07:00I need explanation about another thing also, not a...I need explanation about another thing also, not about classroom management this time, but about knowledge. I realized when reading this description of an English class that it is very different than teaching math. It seems accurate to say that Steve is using the “discussion method”. I don’t pretend to use anything like a “discussion method” to teach math. It seems neither intuitive, Brian Rudehttp://www.brianrude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-44031716660386213822009-08-12T21:17:30.485-07:002009-08-12T21:17:30.485-07:00questions.
Is this an accurate description o...questions.<br /><br /> Is this an accurate description of a typical day in Steve Gilbert’s class? This is not an accusation disguised as a question. I have no idea if it is or is not accurate. Intuitively it sounds accurate. It trips no alarm wires in my brain. But I have never tried to do anything like Steve Gilbert is doing here, so I have no personal teaching experience like this to Brian Rudehttp://www.brianrude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-74290093774550302922009-08-12T21:11:13.591-07:002009-08-12T21:11:13.591-07:00Mike, I really like this post. Don't apologiz...Mike, I really like this post. Don't apologize for its length. It needs to be long to present what you want to present.<br /><br /> I have been reading your book, Lives On The Boundary. In both your book and this article I am sometimes not sure just what your point is. I may be missing your point, or some important parts of your point. However in your second paragraph you do make it Brian Rudehttp://www.brianrude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-18321114842092839262009-08-08T04:34:17.016-07:002009-08-08T04:34:17.016-07:00ILAC’s 100 hour TESOL course has been the choice o...ILAC’s 100 hour TESOL course has been the choice of hundreds of teachers. You get the theoretical foundation and practical classroom management experience to start your new career with confidence. Learn the principles of communicative ESL education while building up your knowledge of the intricacies of English grammar.arbeiten Canadahttp://www.ilac.com/languages/gr/programs.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-38850440821170782032009-07-31T12:17:56.477-07:002009-07-31T12:17:56.477-07:00Hi Mike,
I just wanted to share that I have been ...Hi Mike,<br /><br />I just wanted to share that I have been following your blog for a while and your recent post particularly resonated with me. It took me back to an AP English discussion that I will never forget. My poor teacher at the time, Mr. Hurst, had been trying for more than a semester to engage the class in a literary discussion that went beyond single-sided question and answer. Up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-75832018090394540202009-07-30T20:16:34.432-07:002009-07-30T20:16:34.432-07:00Mike,
Thank you for this, thinking and writing li...Mike,<br /><br />Thank you for this, thinking and writing like make me proud to share the same avocation as your self. (Reading these accounts makes me stay up the extra hour to work on craft.)<br /><br />As I read, I stopped a few times to think. The description itself made me halt, it’s rare that a text can do that. I have been doing some reading on the subject of “citizenship.” In the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com