Summary of C4T #2

I was assigned to read CONCRETE CLASSROOM by Michael Kaechele. I read " Art Prize" and "Sustained Silent Reading On-line" The first blog I posted on was "Sustained Silent Reading On-line". Just like Mr. Kaechele's class my middle school did the same thing during our homeroom everyday. I agreed that letting the children read what they wanted was a great idea and that included from the internet. I do think they need to read one selection of the teachers choice once a week and if the teacher makes it interesting enough they will not mined. The other was "Art Prize" and in this blog Mr. Kaechele talk's of taking his family to an art exhibition near his home. He stated that we should let our children's creativity follow and not try to stop it. I agree 100% with that. I believe the reason why I have done so well in this class is because I have been able to express my creativity in so many ways. Not only that I have been given a chance to express how I feel. The more we shut out our students talents the more they will not want to excel. I even had the pleasure of Mr. Kaechele to comment on one of my blog post. I was very excited to see that someone else took time out of their day to read my work. Made me feel like I had done something great. I know know why Dr. Strange has told us to remember we are leaving a trail. Anyone can look at our blogs at anytime and see just what we are up too.