"Building Community from Chaos" March 21, 2012
Rate the author on the following: clarity, interest,
significance. Explain.
This
is one of the most direct and interesting articles I have read, Linda
Christensen, the teacher who wrote the article was exceptionally aware of the
fact that she had to take action in order to help her students become
interested in what she was teaching. Ms. Christensen was interested on helping
her students achieve and step out of their fears and this generated amazing
outcomes. The way this teacher was able to connect the “world outside of school”
to their students’ lives made them more appreciative of other people and their
struggles. This initiative created an atmosphere of belonging and gave the
students the certainty that they were being understood. What Linda Christensen
was able to accomplish is of great significance. If teachers are able to relate
their lesson to students’ lives, they will find that students will become more
interested on the material they are learning because they will understand that
there is a reason why they are learning that particular material. Her way of
conducting the lesson also comes to show that if a student is having difficulty
in school, teachers most keep in mind that there might be something- not
academic- that is causing that student to do poorly.
Rosaly Cuevas
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