525 WK 5

This week has been crazy for me, I had two weddings of two good friends standing up and everything took a lot of time for me. I have had a chance for reflection on some of the things we discovered this week. The most interesting thing for me was "homework and practice". I know that "practice makes perfect" and that is one of the guiding principles in my teaching. However, I do not like to beat a dead hoarse either. When introducing a new topic in class, I try to relay the information in many different ways. I often use multiple classroom and lab activities to practice the topic or information. This being said, I hate homework and try to avoid it at all costs. No teenager in their right mind will put in as much effort outside of class as they do in class, so I try to get the most out of class time. There are a number of ways to look at this technique, I guess this is how I look at it.