Bouncy Ball

Thursdays class wasnt as interesting as Tuesdays was. It just seemed like our entire discussion was all over the place, kind of like a bouncy ball going off the walls. It seemed to lack any general direction. Yes, we were talking about the readings and people opinions/ reactions to them, but it didnt feel like we accomplished anything.

I agree that classrooms should not be a place where the teacher knows everything and the students know nothing. The teacher needs to communicate and work WITH the students. (im not sure this really happened in our class thursday). Friere makes many good points, and I think most of our class would agree with them. I think methods comes into play with Friere's statements because the way a teacher presents him/herself and the material is his/her style of teaching. The methods the teacher uses to communicate and work with the students sets the tone of the classroom. If the methods cause the teacher to act superior to the students, then the teacher needs to reevaluate his/her methods and find a way to cooperatively teach the students.


Hopefully our next class discussion goes a lot better....