After reading the post about one good thinker, I was reminded of that skill. As I was teaching yesterday, I decided to try it (I had done it sporadically in the past). "One good thinker, two good thinkers...." and I was just amazed at how well this skill worked! All of a sudden, hands were going up in the air and the majority of students were more engaged! Later after I left the class, my co-teacher commented on how much she liked "one good thinker." Success with students while influencing others!
Another success I want to share is when a new student joined our class. The student was complaining that he did not have a pencil or paper. So I said, "so what's a question you could ask to work toward a solution?" and he thought for a few seconds and looked at a classmate who supported him with, "you ask a question like...can I have a pencil?" So the new student asked a for a pencil. The student who had supported him told the new student, "you'll get used to that - she does it all the time." I was so excited that my students were recognizing that they were the ones who needed to do the thinking and how we can learn from one another! My focus is using a light tone with students with my eyebrows up - in my experience it takes a while for the students to learn how to ask questions and support one another! I strive to be patient with students and with myself!
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