A comment from the common mistakes and helpful hints in this chapter jumped out at me; don’t call on people just to make them pay attention. This stood out to me because I’ve always seen teachers call on kids who are not paying attention, and that seems to rope them in, so I have never even considered not calling on them when they are off task. From my observations, calling on them regains their attention, busts them for being off task or not completely focusing, and engages them back into the current classroom environment. I don’t totally disagree with the statement to not call on someone to make them pay attention, I just had never considered that because I’ve seen it used so much with always a positive outcome, it seems. The students’ comments are important though, so perhaps now I will take into consideration the fact that calling on someone who is not paying attention could make that person feel bad or may not be as effective as another way to regain their attention.
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