C4T Summary Post #3

For this assignment, I was given Breaking Education Barriers by Annie Palmer.

The first post I read was about how leaders, being educators we are all leaders, do not do enough o show reward for the effort put forth for tasks. We all seem to reward once the goal is accomplished, but rarely do we "celebrate" the effort given even if the goal is not met. That is if there is effort being given. Sometimes we have to do more than just encourage students to meat the goal, maybe a little reward is needed. I do have to add that too much reward may lead to apathetic behavior in the student. They might begin to feel that as long as they show some kind of effort people will praise them, and not look for the celebration once the goal is met.

Her second post explained the need for introverts in the classroom. If a person is an introvert, many people would refer to that person as shy, this is not necessarily true. This simply means that a person likes to be to keep to themselves to further think about a subject. An easy way to think about it is they must self reflect to "recharge" their learning abilities. In classrooms there is a huge push for students to be extrovert. Not all students feel comfortable learning this way (Being extrovert is learning in groups and being in group projects.) There is a real need for teachers to have a great sense of balance for the two. That way students can learn the group skills needed in life, along with being able to "recharge" themselves to really soak in what it is they have learned.