Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Home Schoolers

While I really enjoyed teaching the third graders in farmcraft, I enjoyed teaching WBY to the home schoolers even more. I think that its that WBY program offers the students more opportunity to do more and be active the whole way through the day with each station. I also think that WBY offers more chance for inquiry around what they are doing. However, all in all I really enjoyed the WBY program a lot more, but farmcraft is fun as well. I keep hoping that I keep getting good groups of students that challenge me as an educator and force me to look up things that I might not know about insects or farm life. I really now see how teaching is more of a two way street with both teaching and learning going on at the same time.
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  1. Matt McQueenSeptember 20, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    I too, totally loved the WBY program for the Homeschoolers. I think it definitely let students explore and be "IN" nature. They were so excited... I was all smiles! Teaching is fun... Even farmcraft - the little ones are so bright and inquisitive. I am glad farmcraft has an active involvement piece to it. Makes it that much more concrete for kids, to be involved.

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  2. TomSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    How interesting that you two enjoyed WBY more that FC, because I felt the total opposite! I'm not sure if that is a product of my personal comfort level (and therefore preferring the more clearly structured program) or simply a contrast of teaching styles. Either way I think it's a good thing. Diversity of skills is what allows us to have people that excel at different tasks!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    In reading our posts comparing the WBY and farm craft I see that there are some differing opinions regarding our comfort levels and whether we like more structure or more free form. I like both for different reasons. I would love to have a brainstorming activity regarding the WBY program. We've had some good ideas, like Sarah's suggestion of ending with a group drawing session and I think pulling our ideas together could help those of us who might want more structure feel more comfortable with it.

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