Chapter 6 was very information packed! At the end of this chapter I felt like I needed to sort of step back and just re-group. It took me a little while to process, but I suppose the longer I had to mull it over the more I got out of it. This chapter talked primarily about motivation and keeping kids engaged in learning. I loved knowing what kept kids focused and what definitely didn't.
The last piece of the chapter (particularly the part that suggests finding out what kids read in their spare time and hanging it up in the classroom) about reading and writing, really made me think, since English is my concentration. It's hard sometimes to keep in mind that just because writing and literature and critical analysis is such an important (and fun!) part of my life, doesn't mean my students will all feel that way. In fact, I am constantly reminded by my math concentration friends that for many kids "English is the worst!" So to me, learning about specific procedures to keep children motivated and on the same page as me was very important.
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