Hello Ms. W, I think you did a terrific job on this survey. I really like the flexibility in it - you allow the students to skip over questions that they may feel uncomfortable with answering. It is obvious that you care about their interests; you ask many questions that are related to life outside of school like their favourite music and movies. My favourite question is the last one - I think sometimes we focus so much on the students' prior knowledge and background information that we lose sight of their questions about us. So it's a great idea that you asked "is there anything you would like to know about me as an educator?" - since sometimes students might shy away from asking this question directly - it's refreshing to see that you have brought this question forward. I noticed a question at the beginning: "If you could change one thing about your classroom/school experience what would it be?" I was wondering what you hoped to achieve with this question and how would you address the students' responses? If a student wanted to change one thing how would you as their teacher help them do this? Thank you.
Thank you for your comments ndblooger! I like that you picked up on the sensitivity or flexibility of my survey. I did not want my students to feel that the answers they provided were too "black and white".I thought bringing the questions regarding film and music would let students know that their interests were valued. Also, I feel that music and film can be a valuable additional tool in developing student literacy. Both can be used in very advanced critical thinking/comparison assignments. In regards to my "if you could change question",I was hoping to tap into students past experiences with literacy and the English classroom in general. Specifically, times where they felt unsuccessful or frustrated. In doing so I can work to avoid this kind of classroom environment. In hearing their answers I could actively work to change things.
Hello Ms. W, I think you did a terrific job on this survey. I really like the flexibility in it - you allow the students to skip over questions that they may feel uncomfortable with answering. It is obvious that you care about their interests; you ask many questions that are related to life outside of school like their favourite music and movies. My favourite question is the last one - I think sometimes we focus so much on the students' prior knowledge and background information that we lose sight of their questions about us. So it's a great idea that you asked "is there anything you would like to know about me as an educator?" - since sometimes students might shy away from asking this question directly - it's refreshing to see that you have brought this question forward. I noticed a question at the beginning: "If you could change one thing about your classroom/school experience what would it be?" I was wondering what you hoped to achieve with this question and how would you address the students' responses? If a student wanted to change one thing how would you as their teacher help them do this? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments ndblooger! I like that you picked up on the sensitivity or flexibility of my survey. I did not want my students to feel that the answers they provided were too "black and white".I thought bringing the questions regarding film and music would let students know that their interests were valued. Also, I feel that music and film can be a valuable additional tool in developing student literacy. Both can be used in very advanced critical thinking/comparison assignments. In regards to my "if you could change question",I was hoping to tap into students past experiences with literacy and the English classroom in general. Specifically, times where they felt unsuccessful or frustrated. In doing so I can work to avoid this kind of classroom environment. In hearing their answers I could actively work to change things.
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