âZoe, no questions now, please; it’s time for learning.â
This quote is significant to me because I have experienced being shot down by a teacher like this and have seen many of my classmates go through this as well. I was shot down by teachers when I had questions to deepen my understanding. I think this caused me to not want to ask questions or participate when I got older because I didnât want to be shot down in front of the class. Even today in my college classes I feel like a lot of my peers donât ask questions or participate and I agree that a lot of this stemmed from not being able to freely ask questions growing up. I agree that eventually kids shift their behavior to improve their grades in school but not to comprehend a topic fully. That starts from having a similar experience to Zoe and being told there is a difference between asking questions and learning when the only way you can learn and fully understand is by asking questions.
Iâve also noticed how a lot of students are reluctant to speak in classes, but never thought about that stemming from being shot down by teachers at a young age. Intimidation from other students can also be the cause of this fact. I myself am still trying to get accustomed to participating in subjects that I donât feel so confident in.
Hey Kaiulani, I have also seen my classmates get shot down by a teacher while asking a question which made me afraid to ask questions. Most teachers would make it obvious that they didn’t like answering questions which made the class hesitant to ask questions. We definitely have grown up and gotten used to being shut down which is why asking questions is probably more difficult since we’ve never had much practice on it.
Good job connecting to a quote from the article. Good way to handle a reflection for the RAB.
I would begin the Reflection this way:
I related to the anecdotal evidence of what happened to Zoe in the classroom. I too have experienced …