I have taught in her room so she could see, but now it s time to let her go out. She needs to be exposed to other people, too. But Tucker continues to model instruction for her. At Madison s request, Tucker introduces a writing lesson from the Power Writing series, a highly structured set of exercises for beginning writers. While Tucker writes an outline on the board, Madison sits down with a boy in the back of the room and supervises his work, answering his questions while watching Tucker teach.
Tucker asks the students questions and praises each response with enthusiasm.
By the time Friday comes, you ll have your own story completed. Teachers for Chicago stresses cooperative learning and encourages discipline that praises and rewards good behavior rather than reinforces negative behaviors with teacher attention. Tucker puts these methods into action at the end of the lesson, taking a moment to reward the students for their attentiveness. She adds five points to the team scores on the board and takes an extra moment to recognize a boy who has been struggling with discipline. You keep up the good work, and I m sure you ll be back with your group soon.