Black Ants and Buddhist: Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Introduction As I began to read this chapter, it reminded me of the first day of class when you explained this assignment to us. You told us that the looping sketchbook reflections can be done in any way we would like. The student in this chapter is writing a response paper and she is not sure how the professor will take the response. It turns out that the professor liked the way she responded on the paper and how the student connected it in their own way. The professor even suggested a book for the student to read, which inspired his/her teaching. Which is a lot like what you told us to do, to write out the reflection in a way that it makes sense to us. "I choose to teach critically because I believe young children are capable of amazing things, far more than is usually expected of them. I am not talking about raising a score on a standardized math test (although that often happens). I am talking about thinking critically and learning to learn, learning to use...