Right away my first thought was that I love how this book shows the perspective of students' or in other words their thoughts, experiences, and opinions. I feel that this make the book much more insightful and useful as future teachers. Because these students are addressing questions that new teachers may have it is even more beneficial. You mentioned that the back of the book as biographies of each student so that the readers can have more of a background of the students. What a great feature that only adds to this text! I was wanting to read the book prior to reading that information in your summary but now I only want to read it more. The topics of how students view good or bad students, do's and don'ts, how to help students succeed, etc. would be so interesting to hear from a students' point of view. We talk about these things all the time in education from our own point of views based on our experience as student teachers, the point of view from established authors, and the point of view from experienced teachers but never from students. I am sure that this book was very eye opening and filled with a lot of good advice/information. I can definitely see how this book connects with our class. By seeing another viewpoint, the students, we are bettering ourselves as teachers and working towards learning for all and how to fix problems in our classrooms. My favorite part in your summary was the mention that students want to reach their full potential. We always talk about how we need to do this but to hear that students want this as well is very inspiring. Once again, I will probably read this text because it sounds insightful and beneficial, especially if I teach older grades and have students that have formed opinions and had experiences in school.
First of all, I found that having this book written from the students perspective to be very interesting. The best way to figure out what students want from their teachers is to ask them. I also found it interesting that a biography was included on each of the students in the book. This would be great for getting to better know them and understand where they are coming from with their responses. The "Do's and Don'ts" list I think would be helpful as a first year teacher. This book would also be good to read if you had been teaching a while. I think seeing what students want could help a teacher who is stuck in their way of teaching. The connection I related most to was how teachers pass students from grade to grade. This is something that I have seen happening too much in schools. The books says that students want to be learning as much as they can and not just be getting by. This was interesting to me because I have never thought about it from the students perspective. The part that mentioned students to not want to just read out of textbooks really related to a lot of what we have talked about in class especially with having the teacher be the main focus of the classroom and standing in the front lecturing students. As a student in college, I can relate to these students wanting to read articles with actual evidence or hear about someones personal experiences, especially with teaching, rather then reading out of a textbook. I can see myself reading this book in the future. I think it would provide me with some good insights about what students want from me as a teacher. I also think it would be a good read once I have been teaching for a while so that I can reflect of what I am doing and make sure I am teaching the way the students want me to.
To the authors of this review; thank you for selecting this book and doing a fabulous job of summarizing. The idea for the book is unique...using student perspective to comment on teaching. It also appears the author was successful! I enjoyed the review and intend to read the book which I suppose is the entire idea of this project. To end, I think this book also points to the importance of student perspective and I once again will evaluate my own teaching with respect to how much/often I ask for student input and evaluations and suggestions. Great work!
Great Review! Very impressed with your summary of this book- I'm elementary but I want to read this book now. I love that it is told from a student perspective. I remember being in high school and wishing that my teachers would ask me what we thought about their teaching- I think allowing the students to answer questions that first year teachers have is exciting! What a way to let your students know that they are heard. I really want to read their list of do's and don'ts. Thank you for a great review. I 100% plan on adding this book to my library.
Rachel Mitchell: Like those who have commented above, I also find it very interesting that this book focuses on students perspectives. I think this is so unique. I also believe this would be the type of book that would hold my interest. The way they explained this book was that the students are answering questions that teachers worry about or that they would want teachers to know.
The text connections made throughout this review were excellent. There were connections made about students wanting to actually learn to their fullest rather than just getting by. I also liked the connection to "May the Odds be Ever in Your Favor". This text talks about giving students powers and choices. According to the book review this is something that the students from the book would also like to have experience with. Great work, everyone!
I LOVE that this book focuses on student perspectives! I definitely want to read this book just because I am curious as to what students expect of us, teachers. Although this was for high school students, I think students all want the same types of things from teachers (just on different levels) so it could be beneficial for an elementary teacher to read as well. I also liked how the book gives "Do's and Don'ts" lists because I think that is a great, quick way to get information. I also think doing a Do's and Don'ts listing in your classroom would be a good idea to learn what your students specifically want from you. This could be a great first of the year activity, and would help you learn about your students and their needs.
Wow!! The beginning of the book review really caught my attention. What a great beginning. Just from reading the first paragraph would make me want to read this book. I also really like that there are students perspectives in this book. As I read through the book review, I was really wanting to read this book. I am not too familiar with high school students because I am in elementary, but I still think that reading this book will give me great ideas on students succeeding. I definitely would think that adding the student perspectives made this book a little easier to read. I also agreed when you said that you wish you would have known the students that were in the book. But then, I feel like there would have been more "judging" because you know the students and how they are. After reading this book review I am very interested in the book and how it is because of the students. Great review!
First off, I think it is super interesting how the students are the main force behind this book. It is important to remember that students have ideas on classroom management and it is important for educators to take their ideas when making decisions and adjustments. I also think it was great to hear about the "Why it matters" portion of the book. I think that is also an essential part to understanding the importance of listening to the students. As i read the book review I found myself really wanting to read this book for myself. It sounds like a great book on listening to students. Great review guys!
It seems like you all chose a good book. Based simply off the summary I wish I had chosen this book! I love that it is basically written by students. We always say we want to hear what our students think or how our students feel and this book provides us with that information. We have our own assumptions of our relationships with our students. We think they are good. We are an awesome teacher. This book really seems like it puts the reader or the teacher's beliefs into perspective. You no longer have just your assumptions but the student's facts. I like that the book also provides resources made by the students for the teachers because we are always trying to find ways to connect with our students and those resources will allow us too.
It seems this book really puts things into perspective for the reader. The students mentioned how they know when a teacher doesn't care and how they are lazy, it encourages you to fight that and try harder. Another thing I like about this book based off your review is the examples it gives. The students provide EXACT examples of what they don't like or what they would like to see. These are all things I am making note of myself on what not to do or what to do.
Considering we are going to be new teachers next year, we are going to have a lot of stuff thrown at us. We have new policies to learn, lesson plans, assignments, grading, meetings, paperwork, and so much more. It is going to be hard to not get lost in it all and especially hard to not lose our passion for teaching. This book reminds us why we do and what we can do to keep that passion alive for those who matter the most, our students.
Your group did an awesome job summarizing this book and getting the audience to understand what this book is really about. Something I found super interesting was the point of view that this book is written in. I think it's not only important to hear from older students about our teaching but from younger students as well. I am planning to teach elementary school I have already practice asking my students what they would like me to do differently or more of. I think this book could give any teacher from any content and grade level some advice from hearing these students out. After reading your book review I did some reflecting on my high school years. I don't remember filling out any teacher evualtion forms like we do in college. I would definitely choose this book to read over the summer!
I thought you did a great job of summarizing this book overall. Despite not being a high school educator, you all really made me want to pick up this book and read it. What was so intriguing to me about this book was that it is told mainly through the perspectives, answers, and insights from students. It makes me feel that this book would be very authentic. Like you mentioned, I think it is great that it does have a variety of topics that are discussed by the author and the students. We always talk about collaboration in the form of talking with our fellow teachers and staff, but very seldom do we discuss the importance of incorporating strategies about classroom management, teacher-student interactions, and other difficult situations through the eyes of the participants in your classroom context. I think your group did a great job of also connecting the course to this text. Some great topics you mentioned that you found connected with the course were making connections in the classroom, incorporating multiple resources, all students can and should be held accountable for learning, incorporating student interest, and pushing students to learn to their full potential and not just let them get by. Great job to all of you! -Anna Pockl
This book sounds so great! I can only imagine reading a book from high school student's perspectives. While I am not particularly interested in learning about upper grades, I think this sounds like something I would to read! It really caught my attention when you all discussed the expectations of what the students expect from us. Especially after working on our paper for this class, it has really got me thinking from all different views. While also just thinking about everything we complain about as teachers, some of them are similar to what the students see too. Especially at the age, with grading and teachers pet. This book review definitely got me interested in your book and wanting to read more about it! -Kelsey Frantz
This book sounds really interesting and insightful. "These students share stories from their own school experience about good teachers they had, not so good teachers they had, and things they wish their teachers would have done differently," made me start thinking about how we have all had experiences with each of those categories. That is something to keep in mind when constructing lessons and reflecting after. It reminds us to always think about being in the students place and what they are thinking of the lesson. I would like to hear more about the do's and don'ts. You guys will have to share some of the ones that stuck out in class. I think I would enjoy reading this book and I might have to pick up a copy! Thanks for sharing.
After reading your book review, I want to go out and buy this book to read myself! It seems that the stance of the book being portrayed through the eyes of our students would be a really eye opening experience. I like how you said that the viewpoint in which the book was written boosts that content of the book because even though I have not read the book myself, I was thinking how it could do the same thing. I like the idea of students providing resources for teachers to be able to use in their classrooms and teaching. It sounds like this book also focuses a lot on how we should build our relationships with our students. The book my group read also talked about this aspect of teaching, which just reinforces how valuable and important it is. I agree that this book sounds like a must read for all first year teachers and would be beneficial for all of us as we begin our careers. I really enjoyed reading your review. Thanks for sharing!
Now I want to buy this book! What an interesting and valuable perspective that most teachers never get to hear. I think the "Do's and Don't" list would be invaluable for teachers getting to know their students and how to relate to them. As a 21st century teacher, students and teachers must share the power and responsibility and it sounds like this book will help teachers to do that. I also agree that this book would be worthwhile for first year teachers to read, maybe as a gift or something, but I believe that this would also be valuable to elementary teachers, too. Building a good teacher to student relationship is important at the elementary level and how students feel about teachers carries with them throughout their K-12 experience.
The title fires in the bathroom was a little confusing to me until I started reading your book review. It was interesting to see the students perspectives of controversial topics instead of just the teachers. The do’s and don’t’s list was the most interesting for me becoming a first year teacher. I want to be able to relate to my students and understand them so I feel that it would be beneficial to any first year teacher. You did a great job summarizing and pointing out the key details of the book. It is absolutely essential for your students to know they are valued and their opinion is being taken into consideration. I think this book helps teachers put themselves in their teachers shoes which I hope to do in my future classroom. To remember what they value or what I valued at that time in my life. I want to connect to my students like many teachers do and this book helps you learn about how to do so. I plan to have a mutual respect for my students so that they value my time just as I value theirs. Great read and would absolutely help me if I get a special education job in a high school or middle school. Great review!
I really enjoyed your book review! It seems like a very interesting book and I find it amazing that they created this book from the perspective of a student. I think it is so important to see different sides of issues so we are able to be more relatable to the students we are teaching. I believe that this sounds like a must read for teachers of high school students. More and more we are seeing that students have a say in their classrooms, so it is great that this book exists to be able to look at when things are not working out. As discussed in this book, teachers need to gain a relationship that makes their students feel heard and understood. Respect is very important to not only have for teachers, but as students as well. Great paper!
Right away my first thought was that I love how this book shows the perspective of students' or in other words their thoughts, experiences, and opinions. I feel that this make the book much more insightful and useful as future teachers. Because these students are addressing questions that new teachers may have it is even more beneficial. You mentioned that the back of the book as biographies of each student so that the readers can have more of a background of the students. What a great feature that only adds to this text! I was wanting to read the book prior to reading that information in your summary but now I only want to read it more. The topics of how students view good or bad students, do's and don'ts, how to help students succeed, etc. would be so interesting to hear from a students' point of view. We talk about these things all the time in education from our own point of views based on our experience as student teachers, the point of view from established authors, and the point of view from experienced teachers but never from students. I am sure that this book was very eye opening and filled with a lot of good advice/information.
ReplyDeleteI can definitely see how this book connects with our class. By seeing another viewpoint, the students, we are bettering ourselves as teachers and working towards learning for all and how to fix problems in our classrooms.
My favorite part in your summary was the mention that students want to reach their full potential. We always talk about how we need to do this but to hear that students want this as well is very inspiring. Once again, I will probably read this text because it sounds insightful and beneficial, especially if I teach older grades and have students that have formed opinions and had experiences in school.
First of all, I found that having this book written from the students perspective to be very interesting. The best way to figure out what students want from their teachers is to ask them. I also found it interesting that a biography was included on each of the students in the book. This would be great for getting to better know them and understand where they are coming from with their responses. The "Do's and Don'ts" list I think would be helpful as a first year teacher. This book would also be good to read if you had been teaching a while. I think seeing what students want could help a teacher who is stuck in their way of teaching.
ReplyDeleteThe connection I related most to was how teachers pass students from grade to grade. This is something that I have seen happening too much in schools. The books says that students want to be learning as much as they can and not just be getting by. This was interesting to me because I have never thought about it from the students perspective. The part that mentioned students to not want to just read out of textbooks really related to a lot of what we have talked about in class especially with having the teacher be the main focus of the classroom and standing in the front lecturing students. As a student in college, I can relate to these students wanting to read articles with actual evidence or hear about someones personal experiences, especially with teaching, rather then reading out of a textbook.
I can see myself reading this book in the future. I think it would provide me with some good insights about what students want from me as a teacher. I also think it would be a good read once I have been teaching for a while so that I can reflect of what I am doing and make sure I am teaching the way the students want me to.
To the authors of this review; thank you for selecting this book and doing a fabulous job of summarizing. The idea for the book is unique...using student perspective to comment on teaching. It also appears the author was successful! I enjoyed the review and intend to read the book which I suppose is the entire idea of this project. To end, I think this book also points to the importance of student perspective and I once again will evaluate my own teaching with respect to how much/often I ask for student input and evaluations and suggestions. Great work!
ReplyDeleteGreat Review! Very impressed with your summary of this book- I'm elementary but I want to read this book now. I love that it is told from a student perspective. I remember being in high school and wishing that my teachers would ask me what we thought about their teaching- I think allowing the students to answer questions that first year teachers have is exciting! What a way to let your students know that they are heard. I really want to read their list of do's and don'ts. Thank you for a great review. I 100% plan on adding this book to my library.
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ReplyDeleteLike those who have commented above, I also find it very interesting that this book focuses on students perspectives. I think this is so unique. I also believe this would be the type of book that would hold my interest. The way they explained this book was that the students are answering questions that teachers worry about or that they would want teachers to know.
The text connections made throughout this review were excellent. There were connections made about students wanting to actually learn to their fullest rather than just getting by. I also liked the connection to "May the Odds be Ever in Your Favor". This text talks about giving students powers and choices. According to the book review this is something that the students from the book would also like to have experience with. Great work, everyone!
I LOVE that this book focuses on student perspectives! I definitely want to read this book just because I am curious as to what students expect of us, teachers. Although this was for high school students, I think students all want the same types of things from teachers (just on different levels) so it could be beneficial for an elementary teacher to read as well. I also liked how the book gives "Do's and Don'ts" lists because I think that is a great, quick way to get information. I also think doing a Do's and Don'ts listing in your classroom would be a good idea to learn what your students specifically want from you. This could be a great first of the year activity, and would help you learn about your students and their needs.
ReplyDeleteWow!! The beginning of the book review really caught my attention. What a great beginning. Just from reading the first paragraph would make me want to read this book. I also really like that there are students perspectives in this book. As I read through the book review, I was really wanting to read this book. I am not too familiar with high school students because I am in elementary, but I still think that reading this book will give me great ideas on students succeeding. I definitely would think that adding the student perspectives made this book a little easier to read. I also agreed when you said that you wish you would have known the students that were in the book. But then, I feel like there would have been more "judging" because you know the students and how they are. After reading this book review I am very interested in the book and how it is because of the students. Great review!
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I think it is super interesting how the students are the main force behind this book. It is important to remember that students have ideas on classroom management and it is important for educators to take their ideas when making decisions and adjustments. I also think it was great to hear about the "Why it matters" portion of the book. I think that is also an essential part to understanding the importance of listening to the students.
ReplyDeleteAs i read the book review I found myself really wanting to read this book for myself. It sounds like a great book on listening to students. Great review guys!
It seems like you all chose a good book. Based simply off the summary I wish I had chosen this book! I love that it is basically written by students. We always say we want to hear what our students think or how our students feel and this book provides us with that information. We have our own assumptions of our relationships with our students. We think they are good. We are an awesome teacher. This book really seems like it puts the reader or the teacher's beliefs into perspective. You no longer have just your assumptions but the student's facts. I like that the book also provides resources made by the students for the teachers because we are always trying to find ways to connect with our students and those resources will allow us too.
ReplyDeleteIt seems this book really puts things into perspective for the reader. The students mentioned how they know when a teacher doesn't care and how they are lazy, it encourages you to fight that and try harder. Another thing I like about this book based off your review is the examples it gives. The students provide EXACT examples of what they don't like or what they would like to see. These are all things I am making note of myself on what not to do or what to do.
Considering we are going to be new teachers next year, we are going to have a lot of stuff thrown at us. We have new policies to learn, lesson plans, assignments, grading, meetings, paperwork, and so much more. It is going to be hard to not get lost in it all and especially hard to not lose our passion for teaching. This book reminds us why we do and what we can do to keep that passion alive for those who matter the most, our students.
Your group did an awesome job summarizing this book and getting the audience to understand what this book is really about. Something I found super interesting was the point of view that this book is written in. I think it's not only important to hear from older students about our teaching but from younger students as well. I am planning to teach elementary school I have already practice asking my students what they would like me to do differently or more of. I think this book could give any teacher from any content and grade level some advice from hearing these students out. After reading your book review I did some reflecting on my high school years. I don't remember filling out any teacher evualtion forms like we do in college. I would definitely choose this book to read over the summer!
ReplyDeleteI thought you did a great job of summarizing this book overall. Despite not being a high school educator, you all really made me want to pick up this book and read it. What was so intriguing to me about this book was that it is told mainly through the perspectives, answers, and insights from students. It makes me feel that this book would be very authentic. Like you mentioned, I think it is great that it does have a variety of topics that are discussed by the author and the students. We always talk about collaboration in the form of talking with our fellow teachers and staff, but very seldom do we discuss the importance of incorporating strategies about classroom management, teacher-student interactions, and other difficult situations through the eyes of the participants in your classroom context. I think your group did a great job of also connecting the course to this text. Some great topics you mentioned that you found connected with the course were making connections in the classroom, incorporating multiple resources, all students can and should be held accountable for learning, incorporating student interest, and pushing students to learn to their full potential and not just let them get by. Great job to all of you!
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This book sounds so great! I can only imagine reading a book from high school student's perspectives. While I am not particularly interested in learning about upper grades, I think this sounds like something I would to read! It really caught my attention when you all discussed the expectations of what the students expect from us. Especially after working on our paper for this class, it has really got me thinking from all different views. While also just thinking about everything we complain about as teachers, some of them are similar to what the students see too. Especially at the age, with grading and teachers pet. This book review definitely got me interested in your book and wanting to read more about it!
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This book sounds really interesting and insightful. "These students share stories from their own school experience about good teachers they had, not so good teachers they had, and things they wish their teachers would have done differently," made me start thinking about how we have all had experiences with each of those categories. That is something to keep in mind when constructing lessons and reflecting after. It reminds us to always think about being in the students place and what they are thinking of the lesson. I would like to hear more about the do's and don'ts. You guys will have to share some of the ones that stuck out in class. I think I would enjoy reading this book and I might have to pick up a copy! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your book review, I want to go out and buy this book to read myself! It seems that the stance of the book being portrayed through the eyes of our students would be a really eye opening experience. I like how you said that the viewpoint in which the book was written boosts that content of the book because even though I have not read the book myself, I was thinking how it could do the same thing. I like the idea of students providing resources for teachers to be able to use in their classrooms and teaching. It sounds like this book also focuses a lot on how we should build our relationships with our students. The book my group read also talked about this aspect of teaching, which just reinforces how valuable and important it is. I agree that this book sounds like a must read for all first year teachers and would be beneficial for all of us as we begin our careers. I really enjoyed reading your review. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteNow I want to buy this book! What an interesting and valuable perspective that most teachers never get to hear. I think the "Do's and Don't" list would be invaluable for teachers getting to know their students and how to relate to them. As a 21st century teacher, students and teachers must share the power and responsibility and it sounds like this book will help teachers to do that.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that this book would be worthwhile for first year teachers to read, maybe as a gift or something, but I believe that this would also be valuable to elementary teachers, too. Building a good teacher to student relationship is important at the elementary level and how students feel about teachers carries with them throughout their K-12 experience.
Great job!
Lena Altholz
The title fires in the bathroom was a little confusing to me until I started reading your book review. It was interesting to see the students perspectives of controversial topics instead of just the teachers. The do’s and don’t’s list was the most interesting for me becoming a first year teacher. I want to be able to relate to my students and understand them so I feel that it would be beneficial to any first year teacher. You did a great job summarizing and pointing out the key details of the book. It is absolutely essential for your students to know they are valued and their opinion is being taken into consideration. I think this book helps teachers put themselves in their teachers shoes which I hope to do in my future classroom. To remember what they value or what I valued at that time in my life. I want to connect to my students like many teachers do and this book helps you learn about how to do so. I plan to have a mutual respect for my students so that they value my time just as I value theirs. Great read and would absolutely help me if I get a special education job in a high school or middle school. Great review!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your book review! It seems like a very interesting book and I find it amazing that they created this book from the perspective of a student. I think it is so important to see different sides of issues so we are able to be more relatable to the students we are teaching. I believe that this sounds like a must read for teachers of high school students. More and more we are seeing that students have a say in their classrooms, so it is great that this book exists to be able to look at when things are not working out. As discussed in this book, teachers need to gain a relationship that makes their students feel heard and understood. Respect is very important to not only have for teachers, but as students as well. Great paper!
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