Mid Michigan Community College

English 111 Instructor: Iliana Miller

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Author, Title

What is the main problem

Why does the problem occur

!o" does it a##ect learning

What lessons about e##ective learning did you ta$e #rom this author

"Shitty First Drafts"

Worried about perfection Intimidation Lack of confidence

Didnt ant anyone to see the unperfected ork Fear of !udgement Feel like giving up Lack of step by step instructions

Small steps are good Dont "uit Dont be afraid of failure Start ith ideas# not a full story

$I%& '(S& " I )ust ,overty Want to *e +verage" ant to learn

-e didnt try hard enough .ot setting high personal Dont goals /he teaching system is in need of reform

Students settle for less because average becomes normal to them .ever reali0e hat your capible of learning1

Dont settle for !ust average Dont allo poverty to get in the ay of getting a good education

*+''2 +LF('D "Freirean 3oices# Students 4hoices"

Students ere not taught to correctly rite a paper Lack of academic voice

Intimidated by the "teacher Writings become "steril talk" essays" Students are suppose to -aving no "voice" can form their o n riting persona make learning unpredictable and frustrating /eachers do not help Students are passive ith students find their o n their ritings "voices"

/ake every opprotunity to use your "voice"

"4hanging &ducational ,aradigms"

.umbers5Standardi0ed tests (ur public education system discriminate against intelligent is old and no longer meets the students needs of real life learning .o one can sucessfully +ssembly change the education system line learning

%ids get disengaged or distracted %ids cannot think outside of the bo6 because they are given medication to pay attention

*e involved and ask 7uestions herever possible Set higher personal goals for yourself

bell hoooks "&ngaged ,edagogy"

/eachers do not gie students enough one on one attention

/eachers do not have enough time to teach each student Students have a hard time individually and find out hat understanding the material1 teaching methods best fit each student1

/eachers need to form realtionships ith their students and find out the best ay to teach them1

,aulo Freire ",edagogy of Freedom"

/eachers need to find out /eachers did not have respect /eachers think they are better Students do not ant to listen hat the kids kno instead of for hat students kno than the students to the teacher anymore assuming that they kno nothing

$ary Sherry In ,riase of the "F" ord

Students slack off at the beginning of the semester

Worried about failing

Fear of failing can cause failure# not doing your ork can also cause failure

Study the entire year and get good grades so you dont have to orry about failing

)ack $e0iro s "/ransformative Learning /heory"

(ur habits of mind get in the ay of our point of vie

Frames of reference are used (ur instincts get in the ay of to change our points of vie ho e problem solve and mold our habits of mind1

*y changing the ays in hich you teach constantly# it ill make learning effetive and keep students attention1

What personal narrative best illustrate s the author%s lesson about e##ective learning