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What was successful? The students are now more responsive. After teaching a few lessons they have started to interact more in the class. They have also started to say hello as they pass by in the hallway. I even had a student that was showing off drawings that he had been working on in his spare time. Gaining the student confidence and approval is one of the best ways to help the students to succeed in all aspects of life. I like that the students are comfortable enough to talk about the subjects with more freedom although this does lead to getting off topic on occasion. I have also been able to learn more about the students after helping to chaperone a fieldtrip to the Cultural Expo at the School of Mines. This also gave the students a chance …show more content…

The students were less interested in the lesson than in the previous lesson that was taught. My last lesson that I taught was a gameshow format over the China chapter. The students loved that lesson. It completely engaged every student and they really enjoyed getting to have a competition within the learning environment. Not only was the standard lecture less interesting, but the questions were not answered as easily. Having the students feel that they are part of the lesson as opposed to just witnessing the lesson has a huge impact. The students knew that there was an immediate reward at the end of class for the team that did the best and they invested themselves to try to get the reward. The students from the lecture lesson still received the information that they needed, but were less likely to carry that knowledge with them after class. I want to make sure that whenever I am the teacher; I incorporate as much interaction as is possible to make sure the students receive the full benefit of my lessons. They will be able to carry not just the knowledge that I give them, but also the way that they gained the knowledge so they have skill for the future. Most students are not going to need to know names and date outside of school, but they will need to know how to find the information and make sure the information they are finding is

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