tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15113168.post891952574748362500..comments2023-08-13T09:41:09.671-04:00Comments on Teaching, Living, and Learning: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15113168.post-29350026738637480402008-09-17T21:44:00.000-04:002008-09-17T21:44:00.000-04:00I think that having a teachers assistant to call o...I think that having a teachers assistant to call on other students is a great idea and supports your earlier idiom entry concerning the first fiddle. I teach sixth graders and have found over the years that students are more apt to be "tuned in" when they have an active role to play in the classroom. I have students write notes on the board in "sixth grade" terminology rather than me using vocabulary that might be too sophisticated for them. I am a big proponent of having students stand and/or move around while they write, type, work, discuss and complete projects (As longs as they don't interfere with the work of others.). IN addition, I was fortunate enough to inherit an excellent hands-on archeology unit from a certain English teacher. I have enjoyed reading your words of wisdom, along with your struggles and triumphs as a teacher. I can relate to most of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com