Talk...

Talk and communication are very powerful tools used in a classroom on a daily basis. Both the activity that we did in class today, Chalk Talk, as well as the movie clip from Freedom Writers, were both good examples of this fact. I liked doing the Chalk Talk activity because it allowed us to realize how important talking really is to us because we could not talk. And the communication barriers that were broken in the movie clip allowed us to see students felt towards their teacher because they did not feel as if she understood them. By letting the students speak their mind towards her and the other students, they felt more as if she was making an effort to understand how they feel. Being able to have these open communication lines with students allows them to feel valued in the classroom. While talking is not the only way of communicating, it is one of the best ways for thoughts and feelings to be expressed. In the future, I hope to find a way to incorporate this activity, in some shape or fashion, into my classroom!