Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Today I learnt that growing up is about the worst thing that can happen to you. Apart from getting blown up in a bomb or getting runover. we made a mistake and had to miss milo cricket. And someone happens to think I am going to be expelled.
Our Mexico experiance is going really well and the disco is going ok.
By emma( i have forgotten my pasword again)

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Reflection- how I ask questions

Today I learned a bit about the importance of how I ask questions. If I ask someone 'what do you think?' that can ellicit quite a different response to 'what have you heard someone think or say?'.

Learners will employ two different filters before answering a question from a teacher:
1. Safety- how safe is it for me to contribute?
2. Success- how successful will I be when answering this question?

This is more evidence of the importance of teacher language.