Blog #3

Out of the inventories I LOVE the Attitudes and Interests sheet. I personally have always loved when my teacher would ask me personal questions. All young children absolutely love to share their personal lives. It was always rare for me to have a teacher ask me personal questions, like what's my favorite hobby? What's my favorite dessert? etc. I think by handing out this worksheet and letting the students fill it out ~ it makes them feel important and it makes them feel like they have a voice. Not only that, but it gives the teacher a better idea of what their interests are and helps her with lesson planning. This is a win/win situation for everyone because if the teacher is teaching about something interesting, the students will have a better desire to learn.

I feel the same way about the Interest Survey. Anything that lets the student have a voice is always such a good thing. The student will love the teacher for letting them voice their own opinion. I also think these worksheets are good so they don't feel pressured from the rest of the class. This is between the student and the teacher only. The student should feel safe enough to express how they're feeling about a subject or topic and let the teacher know their likes and dislikes. I really wish I had teachers that did this for me. I think it works wonders with children and education.

I also love the " What Do You Want To Learn About Rome" worksheet. Seriously, these worksheets are awesome. This not only gives the child a voice and opinion, but it lets the teacher see what the student already knows or wants to know about Rome. This lets the student stretch and think about what they really know about Rome without being penalized for getting any questions wrong. All the student has to do is fill out the worksheet as best they can. This is always good when the student isn't being graded for voicing their own opinion on a piece of paper. This allows them to fly. The teacher is now able to tell what students already know about Rome and she can form her lesson plans around what the students said on their worksheets.

ps- I LOVE the love scene in the Sound of Music with Maria and Captain VonTrapp! What a beautiful scene. I didn't appreciate that scene when I was younger :) but now that I'm older, I absolutely adore it. What a beautiful flick The Sound of Music is! And Oh I sure hope you treat yourself to owning the DVDs of Anne of Green Gables! You will never regret it!