john bishop blogger assignment

The first thing that made me stop was under the section of Using Standard-Based Big Ideas. In this section it talks about assessing the students to see what they know. I think this is a huge idea that every teacher should pay attention to. Why would anyone want to reteach something that a student already know. The students will not enjoy it and so the teacher will not enjoy it if she has a room full of bored students.
The next thing that really caught my attention, that i have heard preached in many other classes is teaching the students how to learn. If a teacher is able to teach her students learning strategies then if will make it easier for them to understand the material being presented. Some teaching strategies can even be quiet fun compared to the traditional form of lecture. I think that teachers should always teach there students learning strategies no matter the age.
The last big thing that caught my attention was the section that touched on building community. I believe that every teacher should build a sense of community in their classroom. If the students are a community they will be more motivated to learn and to help each other learn. This section talks about parent involvement and how involving the parents it builds community. I believe this is true. I have read were it is research based Prof that anytime there is parent involvement in the classroom that all students have overall improvement not just the students who's parent is participating.