Type I For Parents and Educators

This chapter was definitely the most relevant as a teacher. I really think DIY report cards would be an interesting thing to try in the classroom. This would be hard to implement in the younger grades, but it would be a good way to introduce goals to students. If students are taught from an early age the importance of setting goals I think they will be more likely to set goals for themselves in the future. This process makes students even more accountable for their grades than they already are because they set the goals themselves. Since the teacher fills out their own report card for each student I think it could be a reality check for some on the progress that is actually being made. I’m not sure who mentioned it in class, but I also like the idea of students writing a letter to their parent/guardian explaining the reasoning for the grade they have. I feel like these strategies would be most effective at the secondary level because most elementary students haven’t really been taught the importance of grades, or at least I wasn’t.

The strategy I think is the most important for elementary educators to incorporate into the classroom is getting students to see the big picture. I think it is important to include this in every lesson at a young age in order for students to see the reasoning why they are spending their time at school. If teachers start doing this when students are young, students will be able to see how different principles build on each other.

I was really surprised to find out how much Drive related to both business and education. I was a little skeptical at first because I didn’t think there were that many similarities, but as I kept reading I was able to make connections like those for mastery and purpose. I really do believe that we as teachers need to help students move toward autonomy, mastery, and purpose in order to lead a happy, successful life.