Classroom Messages

6th Grade Upcoming Events:
09/06....First Day of School
09/08....All School Open House 6:30 pm-8:00pm
09/30....6th Grade Team Building at Riverview Camp
10/14....LID (non student day)
10/19-10/21....Parent-Teacher Conferences (1/2 day on 10/19; non-student days on 10/20 and 10/21)
11/11....Veteran's Day (no school)
11/24-11/27....Thanksgiving Break
12/22-01/02....Christmas Break
01/16....Martin Luther King Day (no school)
02/20....President's Day (no school)
03/17....Snow make up day
04/01 - 04/09....Spring Break
05/29....Memorial Day (no school)
06/1 to 06/2 6th Grade Camp at Lutherhaven
06/05 - 06/08....Human Growth and Development
06/14....Last day of school (12:45 dismissal)








Monday, January 25, 2016

Assignment from today...not due tomorrow!!!!

Answer the following questions on your own paper.  This will be turned in so please treat it as a quality assignment.  Otherwise it will not be accepted.

This in an example from Question #1 that we discussed in class:

According to the article, is more required from Chinese teachers or American teachers to enter the profession?
Significantly more education is required of American teachers than teachers in China.

Write a quote from the article that supports or explains your claim.
In China, “it is necessary for senior-middle-school teachers to be graduates with two additional years of training in a professional institution.”

In the US, “it is necessary for all teachers to complete a four-year undergraduate higher education program.”
What do you think about this?

1. According to the article, if a Chinese student is struggling with a concept, what strategy is used?
Write a significant quote from the article that supports/explains your claim.
In at least 3 complete sentences, explain how this would/would not work in your classroom? Why/Why not?

2. According to the article, if a student in the US is struggling, is it handled differently than in China?
Write a significant quote from the article that supports/explains your claim:
In at least 3 sentences, explain if you think this is/isn’t an effective way to handle the situation?

3. According to the article, what kind of environment do Chinese student learn in? 
Write significant quote from the article that supports/explains your claim.
In at least 3 sentences, explain why this would/would not work in the US? Why/Why not?

4. According to the article, if an American student is struggling with a concept, what strategy is used?
Write a significant quote from the article that supports/explains your claim:
In 3 or more sentences, explain why you think this would/would not work in China?

5. According to the article what kind of environment do US students learn in?
Write a significant quote from the article that supports/explains your claim.
In at least 3 sentences, explain wow this differs from the environment in the China?

6. According to the article, what do Chinese teachers and parents expect from their students/children?
Write a significant quote from the article that supports/explains your claim:

In at least 3 complete sentences, explain why the same expectation in the US does/does exist?