Final Self-Assessment Noteblog Entry GILES

Trends in group's thinking and learning that are evident: My group did a great job debating. I liked the fact that we would get into it during the blogs, we were respectful, but evidently, we did not always have the same opinions. I liked how we freely discussed our different opinions of topics, readings, what was going on in our classrooms, and what the authors pov was. We all seemed to have the same stance on a lot of disagreements on how some of our CT"s handled certain situations. Yet, we had different ways of approaching the problem as potential teachers. I saw that a lot of the disagrements on how to handle certain scenarios came from what kind of student we were when we were younger, and our own experiences. Lauren openly discusses her ADHD, and how it effected her relationships with teachers, and I really feel that this will make lauren a phenominal teacher. She can empathize with the energetic students, knows how to keep them engaged, and understands where they are coming from. I even noticed during our lesson plan at Rose's school together that we did for the Math section of TE, that lauren did a tremendous job with a student that was constantly picked on because of his excess energy. She sat down with him and made him feel better about what was going on in the classroom. I know that she will make a difference in a lot of kids' lives, especially ones that have had a hard time, and don't like school as much because of it. She will be able to channel their energy into a positive learning manner, and make school fun for them.

My group contributed to one another's learning through note blogs, by challenging topics that we disagreed on. We worked off what the first poster discussed, and critiqued their ideas, or agreed if we found nothing wrong with it. We are comfortable with each other and are friends, so it was easy to openly discuss our disagreements, which was fun. 

I believe I should receive a 10 out of 10. Our group was punctual with the posts, lengthy, incorporated readings and topics, and debated often.