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| First Period-World Geography |
Yesterday I took part in the Shadow a Student Challenge and
followed a Bozeman High freshman through his day to learn what BHS is like from
the student perspective.
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| Second Period-English I |
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| Translating and Solving Equations with Percents |
I had a really insightful day and learned a lot but here are
a few quick takeaways:
1. 1. The teacher’s enthusiasm can make or break a
class.
2. I was surprised at how few phones I saw all day. The overwhelming majority of kids kept their
phones away during class.
3. 3. Five minutes is not nearly long enough to get where
you need to go and also use the restroom, get a drink, and/or stop at your
locker.
4. 4. There’s a lot of sitting in a student’s day.
5.
5. It’s a weird feeling to not control your own
time.
6.
Student learning does not often feel connected
to the real world. While I was never bored
and felt the teachers were using good instructional strategies, when I asked
the student I was shadowing what he thought the most important thing for me to
learn about his day was, he answered, “It’s boring.”
7.
Even when teachers provide opportunities for
movement, the chance to breathe and stretch during a choir warm up is
incredibly invigorating.
8.
I didn’t find myself watching the clock at all
the entire day.
9.
We don’t give students enough opportunities to
explore or talk about things they really care about. During one period a week my student works
with a mentor and his entire demeanor changed, his face literally lit up, when
he had the opportunity to talk about skiing, cars, and his dogs.
10. There’s
a lot of math in science.
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| More math in science-force, acceleration and mass |
