Blog #2

1. Sharon Keets was in the article Like being at the breakfast table The Power of Classroom Morning Meetings. The Iowa state test had her math scores higher than everyone else in the third grade. I would trust at 12 year veteran in saying it was the morning meeting that changed the outcome. Some of her reasoning for claiming this is how she said it created a community in the classroom, and it got kids ready for the days learning activities. Almost like an interactive agenda of the day.

2. Affect was added because students come to the classroom with different circumstances. If a student is told he is dumb at home, chances are that he will start to believe it. Differentiating Readiness, Interest, or Learning profiles is like leading a horse to water but making him drink is the "affect", and that is up to the student. The teacher has the role of making the student believe that they are worth it.

3. In the first 6 weeks of school it states that all three important. If you do not have a friendly relationship with your kids a the start why would they want to listen to your rules or help you out. Most kids respond to positive and friendly feedback. The book refers to friendly, predictable and orderly as the building blocks to a great classroom.