Demian Fontanella

Amy, Thank you for your positive feedback. I do incorporate a variety of modalities into my classroom, blending lecture, presentations as well as directed and independent group activites. As you so aptly note, by utilizing a collaborative approach for appropriate material, I have been able to empower those students who may otherwise feel lost in the morass of material. I apologize that I drafted my initial post in such a way that you felt it appropriate to read into my statements and assume poor teaching technique resulting from "a waste of time". I do not believe that any effort spent… >>>

I appreciate and understand many of the techniques presented for managing the classroom, students and curriculum, and utilize them whenever necessary or possible. However, in an accelerated program, where we are often fortunate to cover the required material on time, it is not always easy or practical to stop and take time from class instruction for these activities merely to focus one or two students who lack the ability to be intellectually present. While I get that the material may not be the most enjoyable, and strive to make it interesting, relevant and interactive, it still detracts from the remainder… >>>