There are people who do and there are those who delegate, and delegate well. Yes, I agree that it would be a Utopian classroom if our students did all the work, yippee! More importantly, I agree that multidimensional discussion is essential to the classroom environment. An interesting true story or a story based on fact or even a discussion of current events allows students to formulate thoughts, opinions, logical reasoning, sequencing, etc. Questioning each other, listening to others' responses, and revising thoughts and ideas help students to become better thinkers and speakers. And isn't this want we want to achieve as teachers?
Better thinkers + better speakers = effective communicators.
Better thinkers + better speakers = effective communicators.
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What you have just described is an excellent example of student directed teaching. It is a great form of differentiation and gives the students a different aspect of learning.
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