Posted by Llurpsie_Noodle on January 14, 2007, at 18:08:05
In reply to Re: scared about teaching, posted by philyra on January 12, 2007, at 15:01:12
I'm glad things went well. It's okay to allow silences to happen in discussion. Sometimes all I have to do to get things started up again is just to look a few students in the eye like "Are you going to let that last statement go unchallenged?" and they will pop right in.
Especially at the beginning of class, I try and get the shy/unsure ones to say something, and even if it's incomplete or wrong, to try to put their words into a more complete idea and see whether that's okay with them: "So X is saying that [insert fancy theoretical term] has a real impact on [insert fancy theoretical term]. X, did I understand you right? (give X a chance to stammer, defend him/herself) Oh, I see! X is saying the complete opposite. Sorry X, I should listen more carefully. Okay, can you guys think of how [insert fancy person] might respond to X's statement?"
anyhoo...
best of luck. I miss teaching the little buggers. no teaching for me. My knowledge is slowly decaying...
homework!
-Ll
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