--I believe that all students should be created equal. As a teacher, I find it hard to keep up with this equality on a day to day basis. One way I have seen numerous teachers trying to be fair in their teaching process is in the use of equity sticks and random number/letter generators. When I was in school, my teachers would make us decorate a Popsicle stick at the beginning of the year with our name on it. This way, when the teacher needed volunteers or someone to answer a question, she would not be asking the same students all the time.
--I believe that these various devises are needed in all classrooms. Not only do they give the students a feeling of having an equal chance at participating, but they also keep the students paying attention to the material and the lesson at hand because they are constantly wondering if their stick is going to be pulled out of the jar next or if the computer is going to pick their number.
--As a student, I dreaded these 'equality' demonstrations because I was always one to only volunteer an answer when I knew for sure that I was right...I never wanted to be wrong. However, looking back on the experiences that I had, these 'equality' devices allowed me to make sure that I understood the material and to make sure that I was paying attention at all times.
--It's sort of like a double sided coin: looking for equality while also making sure students are paying attention.
On a more personal note, I am very excited about the possibility of (once again) living up in Northern Virginia (Loudoun County) for the summer while living with my aunt, uncle, and cousin....I have already applied to numerous jobs and keeping my fingers crossed that one of them will want to hire me. :)
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