Classroom Discussions

What do you enjoy about classroom discussions? What do you not enjoy?

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Do your classmates seem willing to listen to one another as each of you talk? If yes, what makes you say that? If no, why do you think that is?

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What do most teachers do during classroom discussions? (Stand at the front of the room asking questions? Pull up a chair and act more like a participant? Offer some beginning comments and then let you and your classmates run the discussion?)

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Do you think teachers already have a set of questions or topics to be discussed, or do they let you and your classmates come up with the questions and topics? Why do you think this?

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How do discussions help you learn more about the other students in the classroom during a typical classroom discussion?

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How does participating in a discussion change—or not change—your understanding of the topic?

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Why do you think teachers encourage classroom discussions? Is it to check on what you're learning or to let you explore new ideas?

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What would you like to see changed about your classroom discussions? (Here are some ideas: Have more of them? Fewer? Better ways for more people to contribute? Smaller groups of students in discussions instead of large groups? Larger groups instead of smaller groups? Students choosing the topics instead of the teacher? Sitting in a circle?)

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Do you like having conversations online (through IM, blogging, or texting) more than discussions in a classroom? Why or why not?

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What should you do to make discussions better?

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