Sei's Chapter 2 reflection
Defining Your Goals
On Solid Ground Chapter 2 Reflection
I’ve always heard that individuals that set goals for themselves and share them with others are more likely to achieve those goals than those who don’t. Whether we share them or not, I feel that just setting a goal in itself is a motivational force in one’s life. I agree with Taberski on the importance of setting high, but realistic, goals and working hard towards them instead of setting many goals that will result in overwhelming feelings.
On that note, I can see where it’s essential for us to have goals for ourselves as educators and also for our students. It would probably make that much more of a difference to have something to shoot for and work towards. Whether our student is a “Victor, Kathy, Clive, or Theo”, it’s important to set goals for each one according to their needs and capabilities. Whether the goal is to initially get the child to even pick up a book at home or whether it’s to teach a child about more strategies to understand the text all goals are important.
One thing that I found interesting about this chapter is what Taberski stated about getting children to read different genres. It makes perfectly good sense when you think about it. Until this point, I, honestly, can say that I would’ve considered any avid reader a good reader. Now that I’ve read this chapter, I’m not too convinced that reading just a lot of anything is good enough. Although a child that can’t put his Harry Potter Series down is far better off than a child that won’t pick up a book at all, this child’s reading isn’t beneficial to his future endeavors as an adult reader if he’s only reading those books and not his textbooks. It’s very true when Taberski states that “we need to prepare children by introducing factual genres in the early grades while also providing opportunities for them to explore texts that interest them.” Idealistically speaking, my goal is to produce children that love to read a wide variety of different genres…basically, kids that find the beauty of reading anything and everything.
On Solid Ground Chapter 2 Reflection
I’ve always heard that individuals that set goals for themselves and share them with others are more likely to achieve those goals than those who don’t. Whether we share them or not, I feel that just setting a goal in itself is a motivational force in one’s life. I agree with Taberski on the importance of setting high, but realistic, goals and working hard towards them instead of setting many goals that will result in overwhelming feelings.
On that note, I can see where it’s essential for us to have goals for ourselves as educators and also for our students. It would probably make that much more of a difference to have something to shoot for and work towards. Whether our student is a “Victor, Kathy, Clive, or Theo”, it’s important to set goals for each one according to their needs and capabilities. Whether the goal is to initially get the child to even pick up a book at home or whether it’s to teach a child about more strategies to understand the text all goals are important.
One thing that I found interesting about this chapter is what Taberski stated about getting children to read different genres. It makes perfectly good sense when you think about it. Until this point, I, honestly, can say that I would’ve considered any avid reader a good reader. Now that I’ve read this chapter, I’m not too convinced that reading just a lot of anything is good enough. Although a child that can’t put his Harry Potter Series down is far better off than a child that won’t pick up a book at all, this child’s reading isn’t beneficial to his future endeavors as an adult reader if he’s only reading those books and not his textbooks. It’s very true when Taberski states that “we need to prepare children by introducing factual genres in the early grades while also providing opportunities for them to explore texts that interest them.” Idealistically speaking, my goal is to produce children that love to read a wide variety of different genres…basically, kids that find the beauty of reading anything and everything.
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