What should I expect?
It would be great to tell students to read the book and let's have a discussion about it tomorrow. Unfortunately it does not work that way. The students should read their textbooks, but they may not understand the material. That is where I come in. The purpose of my lecture is to bring alive the material in the text so the students can truely understand it. I am passionate about teaching, but I cannot make you listen or pay attention. Learning is a verb. It requires action on your part. I am going to throw you some information, a lot of it. I am asking that you please catch it!
Most of the homework will be graded by completion. Just do the work. How awesome is that?! My hope is that if you take the time to do the work, you will study it. There will be a lot of it!
There will not be any pop quizzes. I personally do not believe in them. All assignments due will be announced ahead of time.
The chapter tests will be long and thorough. It will be impossible to study for them the night before. Most tests will be at least 100 questions long. If we talk about it in class, it will be on the test! We will have a few in class tests that are very short, maybe 20 questions or so.
There will be small group assignments each chapter. There will also be assignments where the students will have to make short video clips for a class movie.
Expect me to teach you. I love to teach and that is what I will do. I do not do free days, so make sure you come to class prepared to learn. My father taught me to work hard, to take pride in my work, and always produce the best product I can.
Most of the homework will be graded by completion. Just do the work. How awesome is that?! My hope is that if you take the time to do the work, you will study it. There will be a lot of it!
There will not be any pop quizzes. I personally do not believe in them. All assignments due will be announced ahead of time.
The chapter tests will be long and thorough. It will be impossible to study for them the night before. Most tests will be at least 100 questions long. If we talk about it in class, it will be on the test! We will have a few in class tests that are very short, maybe 20 questions or so.
There will be small group assignments each chapter. There will also be assignments where the students will have to make short video clips for a class movie.
Expect me to teach you. I love to teach and that is what I will do. I do not do free days, so make sure you come to class prepared to learn. My father taught me to work hard, to take pride in my work, and always produce the best product I can.