2/11

This is going to be a pretty short post. I have been feeling under the weather on and off lately, and definitely not feeling too well as I write this.

Examining the NCTE, TEKS, and Common Core Standards this week was quite interesting. I think my peers would agree that the NCTE standards are more favorable than the common core and definitely the TEKS. However, I am not too fond of standards because I think they put unnecessary pressure on teachers. Then again, it is important to have set goals for the classroom, but I think teachers are competent enough to come up with those on their own. They know what their student’s need more than anyone and I think the NCTE standards leave room for that, and trust teachers a lot more than the other two.

            My field experience has not changed much since my last post. I’m getting ready to teach a lesson on poetry, specifically Black poetry, which I love, so I’m putting a lot of pressure on myself to do a great job. Ms. Derbyshire has expressed to me that her students are having some difficulties identifying theme so that is something that I want to incorporate in the lesson. I also want to bring “A Raisin in the Sun” back up because I’m disappointed that they read the play and watched the movie without having any type of meaningful or critical discussions afterward.

            The only thing that concerns me and scares me about teaching Ms. Derbyshire’s class is the blatant disrespect that I see every time I go in there. I think I’m going to have to do a lesson on respect or something because …it really is that bad.