When we were in the garden and we chose - I have to interject with a sudden thought. That time in the garden when we first said our inquiry topic I realized Susan also had us standing in an oval (a round not circle shape). Why is she doing that for this specific topic? She made us stand in an oval when we first said our topics out loud and then again yesterday we were standing in the same orientation. I wonder why, something to ponder on I guess because if I've noticed anything in Susan's class there seems to be a reason behind everything - it's intentional.
As I was saying, when we were in the garden and we said aloud our inquiry project I had to make mine up on the spot because I wasn't aware we had such a project in the first place (this seems to be a common theme for me in school). I blurted out student engagement in a haste but also because it is something that really interests me. The first thing I thought about when I imagined a classroom is reaching students that are disengaged.
During my practicum, I wasn't thinking about my inquiry project when I talked to both of my SA's about student engagement. I'm going to take this as a good thing, because it means I'm genuinely interested in it (like Leon and cheating).
I think that's it for my exit slip but I do want to discuss one more thing.
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| a picture of us following Tak and Kody's talk |
I have had the best time engaging with my cohort and listening to their thoughts, ideas and feelings. Going around the circle and listening to everyone's inquiry project was astounding; literally every topic had depth, significance and relevance. It was honestly a joy to hear so many different, wonderful ideas. This brings me to the point of how much I really value listening to my colleagues. I don't think I've ever been in this kind of situation where I spend so much time with a variety of individuals where every single person has something insightful to offer. In the picture we're missing a few including Andy, Mark, Taha and Teij. I could go on but I'll end it there.
Nice, Sahl! Even though you might not have consciously been working on your Inquiry project topic, your mind was clearly working on it in the background, because you came up with an important and interesting topic and project. As to your question about the oval shape , I chose that as a practical approximation to a circle, a place where everyone's work gets equal consideration and weight and where we can all hear one another's ideas. And what a great group, isn't it! I feel the same way: everyone has such heartfelt insights that really matter.
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