Re: What kind of notes do you give and how do you give them?
Posted by: Kev on 6/24/09
Just wanted to point out that over half of my students cited notes as
their favorite activity in my class last year and I did them for an hour
twice a week.
Notes don't have to be boring or tedious!
On 6/24/09, Bud wrote:
> I do not give "notes". In 30 years of teaching I've discovered a
> sure-fire way to kill a kid's love of history is to burden them with
> endless note-taking.
>
> Now, having said that...I do teach students that taking notes is a
> good and useful skill. Not everyone learns the same way. Some kids
> need notes, others don't.So, I teach several ways to take notes ( I
> lean toward Cornell method).I also post links to sites which can
> teach students to take notes various ways.
>
> We use different types of graphic organizers, we write using various
> techniques ( lists, narrative analysis, etc...).We read, write,
> think, discuss, and create.
>
> If I had to stand and "give" notes everyday, I'd blow my brains out!
> LOL. I use my overhead for art transparencies of the period we study.
>
> I'm not knocking the usefulness of note-taking, I'm just not going to
> bog down the pace of the class and the fun of discussion and activity
> with endless pages of the same material that's already in front of them.
>
> Works for me! Best wishes.
