Response--Based Approach

                When reading this article it made me think about our class discussion today and how we talked about teaching English being a bonus because we can get the students to respond in such different ways while all of them being simultaneously correct.  When they spoke of teachers and how they felt out of sorts when students took conversations out of the realm they had created, I feel like part of the job now is being able to go outside of the lesson plan and ultimately be able to tie it all together. While I have not done many lesson plans or had the job of getting through one, I feel that with how things are shifting it may be a positive because I have the opportunity to begin my career with an open mind and be able to expect these circumstances.

                While reading through the “Horizon of Possibilities,” I realized that as teachers we are very similar to tour guides especially during literature where we can decide when and where to give input and help out the conversation without dictating it. The students in this instance can really feel like a part of the class and make decisive decisions for themselves, while also helping out the class. Being like tour guides, gives us as much a chance to listen and learn while still educating the children that the thought of running a classroom like that is very exciting.

                After reading this I found the part I enjoyed the most was where the article stated, “Their sense of the whole changes only when a substantial amount of countervailing evidence leads them to rethink how what they are reading or writing "holds together.”” I found this part the best because it is what I believe relates most with the children of today and can help them enjoy more of what they read.  I believe that what we have talked about with relating what we read to modern day things and also having the large group conversations leads to more students actually reading and being prepared to participate in the conversation thus helping them to learn more and be prepared for things to come in the future. Students often need motivation to read and to have them read and relate no matter what they relate it to will help them remember it and decide what their views are on it.