Chapter 11

I like how this chapter started by saying that,"Teachers use massive amounts of energy doing much of the thinking that kids could do for themselves." Often times I feel as though we as teachers do all the thinking for the kids. When the students are taking notes, we summaries the info for them. When we want students to answer a question, we echo the question for them. When we pose a question, the answer is given word for word in the text. Often times I feel like teachers spoon feed the students to much. If kids are given adequate time, they can make a lot of these connections on their own. Some teachers do all the thinking for the students. As a result, the teacher goes home exhausted and the student goes home full of energy.