Class Discussion

Today we discussed the importance on how teachers should be able to respond to their students when they come across different types of feelings or actions they might have after recieving their graded papers back. Most of the time you will get students who will be the "cryer, beggar, miss/mr. attitude, and the dont care one" Some of the ways we came up with as a class on how to deal with these issues were actually very helpful in the end. Most of us didnt actually know how we would respond, and thought it may be harder than it actually is. We also watched some teacher conferences with their students during writer's workshop. I liked how the teachers gave great feedback on what they originally wrote about, but was also able to give calm, appropriate revisions to help the student and their writing. There was never any tone of discouragement towards the writing or the student. I think they gave the students more courage to write better and expand their ideas.