What a busy week and weekend... But after watching the two videos for the class, I must say they were not as much interesting. I lost interest right away. I do understand what he is saying in the "How cognitive surplus will change the world" video about day care. How the parents kept coming late and later after they only charged $10 for late pick-ups. They didn't think about the teachers and that's how it becomes teachers doing to much and they don't notice it. With my mom being a day care provider I see that all the time. However the fee is higher, but parents still do not care. If parents decide to go shopping or go out for a bite with a friend, they are going to do it.
Cooperative Learning:
I like cooperative learning a lot. I do believe if you put individuals in a group they will learn more information from other students/classmates. Students an put ideas together and it's supportive. If students can learn by singing than those students should sing. Teachers should put a group of singers together. If another group of students can learn by drawing them let them draw. Putting a group together in ways that enhance their learning is a great idea. Something I would do in the future.
Reinforcing Effort:
I never understood what reinforcing effort was until I read the book and some other blogs. Giving feed back is considered reinforcing effort. We are telling the students how good their work is, and what else they can do to better there work. This should be done EVERYWHERE and in EVERY classroom. I remember in one of our classes we talked about something like reinforcing effort and I thought it was important to hear good words and also words that would help better myself and my paper. Reinforcing effort is important for students.
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