Chapter 5: Teaching to the Individual, Working with the Group

"Students often develop strategies to fend off unwanted attention." p. 88
"A lot of times students don't answer because it's a question where you either get it right, or wrong." p. 91

-I chose these two quotes from the book because they relate to my experiences in school. It is a scary thing to be wrong in front of the entire class full of your peers. Teachers always say; "the only bad question is one you don't ask," or "if you have a question, it's a good chance others in the class do too," but who wants to be the one who breaks the ice. I believe it is extremely important not to embarrass students in front of their classmates. If a student doesn't feel comfortable answering a question, putting them on the spot is only going to make them feel more uncomfortable and possible hurt their self esteem.