Discussion in the classroom is an important aspect to any class where the teacher wants students to fully grasp the content that is being taught. I have made the mistake as a teacher where I allowed myself to get so caught up into the content that I didn't have any time left for discussion with my students. I think back to my secondary education. I hated going to class because I knew I would be listening to a teacher go on and on about a subject that I really didn't care about. However, there was one teacher, Mr. Byers, he was my senior English teacher. He was great. He always allowed half the class time to discuss or readings. This allowed me not only time to make friends with my classmates, but it allowed me to hear differing views on how the material was interpreted. Every day was a great experience in his class, and the reading for this blog made me realize I want to be the same kid of Teacher that Mr. Byers was. Discussion must be implemented in classrooms because if the teachers do not allow students to voice their opinions, they are really only hearing one interpretation of the text, and that's the teacher's thoughts and opinions.
In my opinion, as a teacher, there is no point of going to class if students do not get to voice their opinions in class. That is a big part of English to me, being able to voice different opinions and different views on the material. I find that small groups work best for this. In small groups, students are allowed to freely express their thoughts within a small setting. It is important for me to make sure the groups are big enough so the all the students get a variety of different views of the text.
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