Rebecca Wooden

Rebecca Wooden

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I struggle with this point quite often. I always love working one-on-one with students after class. I enjoy getting to know the students and discovering where "voids" in their knowledge and understanding are so we can fill them in. There have been a few times where I struggle with the delicate situation of where I feel like I am spoon-feeding the student. Is this really helpful to them? It is my job to faciliate the learning of the material, but the student also has a responsibility to learn as well. My main question is, when is too much help- no… >>>

What a valuable tool! It is amazing how such a subtle response to a difficult student can yield such drastic results. When words sometime fail, simple proximity can work great. Walking next to their desk, flashing a smile while lecturing has been very useful for me. But, what about the student who doesn't care? The rare student who continues to talk, text, etc? In the adult learning realm what do you do with extreme behavior? Send them to the principal? This is a dilemna that I have fortunately not run into yet, but have wondered about for awhile. Any thoughts… >>>

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