The purpose of these papers is to allow students to reflect on the readings that were assigned for that week. These papers should NOT summarize the readings for that week. They might also include examples of how the student's experiences are similar to or different from what is discussed in the readings. Students will use these reflection papers as a point of discussion during class. Each reflection paper is graded.
Students are responsible for helping a teacher twice a week for the entire semester.
Students do not assist for the first week or two of the semester, during Duke's breaks, or during the elementary school's breaks. Students assist 8 times both at Poe Elementary and Durham School of the Arts. The classroom journal is the compilation of all of these reflection sheets. The first few minutes of each class is spent discussing students' classroom reflections and answering questions that might arise. I ask students to think seriously about how their classroom experience relates to the ideas we explore in class.