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Journal # 5

In the beginning of class, a student from each group went up to the teacher to say who did not bring their homework. There are four people in each group. The children who had their homework receive a star. If everyone in the group had their homework they put four stars in their groups cup. The students only received a star if they had their homework. A student did not want to forget their homework because the whole group would be disappointed in that one person. When the group received a certain amount of points they get a stamp on the mobile that hangs above them. After they had collected their points they get their homework out. The teacher told them to stand up with their questions in hand and turn counterclockwise to switch notebooks. They go back to their own desk and grade another student’s work. During this particular assignment, a student does not have their work. The student has to go outside in the hall and complete the work while the class is going over their answers. The student had to see the teacher when its recess time. The student had to fill out the Homework Diary where they write down why they did not complete the homework assignment. As the students corrected the worksheet, the teacher used note cards to choose which students to call on for the answers. The teacher came around with the grade book to write down the score. The student pointed to their score, so they do not have to say it out loud. To one of the students she told them in front of the whole class, “What happened you could’ve done so much better”. After the teacher is done collecting the score, she says close all your books its time for a pop quiz. It turns out it wasn’t a pop quiz, but it was to catch the students off guard.

I thought it was interesting how the teacher told the class they were having a pop quiz. The teacher pretended to give the students a pop quiz, which helped the students concentrate. If they knew that it wasn’t going to be a pop quiz they wouldn’t do the work or would not take the quiz seriously. When the teacher came around to write the grade from the homework assignment, it established trust with the students. The students had to be honest with her about the grade they received. If they had a question they would ask it after the lesson. When the students were pointing to their grades on the lesson I did not like how the teacher showed disappointment in the student in the front of the class. The teacher should’ve talked to the student after class instead of during the middle.

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