tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post993254362337889404..comments2024-02-07T03:12:59.031-05:00Comments on Blogenspiel: another stock-taking postAnother Damned Medievalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05231085915472400163noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-16874721482450208102009-10-15T09:57:01.532-04:002009-10-15T09:57:01.532-04:00Similarly, I'm really grateful for posts like ...Similarly, I'm really grateful for posts like this of yours where you challenge not just the students to understand but yourself to convey your courses better. It stops me from thinking that I can get away with sticking to the box when I meet these kind of dilemmas in practice. I learn a lot from your experience this way. Whether that helps, I don't know, but. it's true,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671815.post-82880640196597000182009-10-14T11:04:44.627-04:002009-10-14T11:04:44.627-04:00Your students are lucky you care so much about the...Your students are lucky you care so much about them. It's much easier just to let them fend for themselves than to actually teach them how to get from where they are to where they should be in their ability to demonstrate their historical understandings. <br /><br />And kudos for expecting them to both do and comprehend their outside reading. I wholeheartedly agree that it is part of our job to teach them to be independent learners and they should be able to leave our courses knowing how to read effectively. <br /><br />Keep up the great work!Kelly in Kansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345236866213138914noreply@blogger.com