Comments on: School Time

By: Jason Strickland

Jason Strickland — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:31:00 +0000

Skip, that was teaching done right. 20+ years later and I still think of that class. One of the things that stuck with me was how you went about teaching. You started class with a song (1814 we took a little trip…) to get us engaged and to help wake up our groggy minds. You let us pick projects that had meaning to us (but still had context in the greater syllabus), making the lesson plans more engaging and personal.

Constantly challenging us to do better, grow as students / people, and all in all arming us with the power of critical thinking and the ability to analyze problems. Know that for some of us, your teaching didn’t end with the class, but has followed us throughout our lives.

By: Skip

Skip — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:54:36 +0000

In reply to @kkemp70. Very nice solution. We should compile all of these somewhere...

By: @kkemp70

@kkemp70 — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:33:10 +0000

I love the forbidden questions! In my class, I have the forbidden comment: “I don’t get it”. They soon learn to say “could I please have some help?”. Saying you don’t get it is just complaining – they need to problem solve and self advocate.

By: Richard Byrne

Richard Byrne — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:32:52 +0000

Skip,
I get that same question from high school students. My response is usually, “eventually.” Then I explain how the task I’ve asked them to do will lead into larger graded assessment. The first month of school that’s confusing for students, after that they get it.

By: Skip

Skip — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:41:58 +0000

🙂 I occasionally get “Are we getting graded on this?” from my post-secondary students. We’ve trained them well.

By: wmchamberlain

wmchamberlain — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:54:41 +0000

You should add, “What am I supposed to do?” as another forbidden question. That seems to be a favorite of my students.