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Amanda, I couldn’t agree with you more that we as teachers need to put ourselves in our student’s shoes. I think it is important to remember what it once felt like as a middle school/high school student ourselves in order to be more effective. Let’s face it; students have so much more going on in their lives then attending our family and consumer science class. But it is our job to use class time as effectively as possible.

Kim, I enjoyed reading both your articles. I’ll make sure I’m not one of those teachers who don’t know how to use PowerPoint! Technology is ever changing and it is our job as teachers to stay current, by doing so, our students will not only take us more seriously they will use us as a resource. I also found our second article helpful in that students want more freedom in the classroom to expand their learning. This also gives students the opportunity to tap into their own creativity.

Beki, I also enjoy when professors give me a choice. I have a paper due next week and we were given two options. I don’t know why but I feel so much better when there are two choices to pick from. I think as a society feel we have the right to choose and we don’t feel restricted. From a student’s perspective, they will have more excitement towards learning if they aren’t always being TOLD what to do.