This chapter was a little frustrating for me. I agree with Zeba when it comes to the ROWE. Like Zeba claimed, with the standards and benchmarks, hitting up all interests every time is difficult. With a classroom that has twenty some students tapping into every single interest can be difficult every week. I agree with Zeba that subjects such as Math can be hard to adapt interests to. With elementary students I think having activities will keep them engaged about the information. High school can be rather difficult. Giving choices when possible is definitely ideal. When I have options for a project or paper, I spend ten times more effort on it.
The chapter revolves around autonomy, and the book makes some interesting points with regards to the subject. A group will work for efficiently when provided with a choice. Even if the choice is merely choice A vs. choice B, people want to feel like they have some control in their life. The most frustrating classes I encountered in high school were the ones that involved the teachers giving me exactly the topic I was suppose to write about.
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