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Hi Thomas,
I like that you connected your ZPD moment to something non-academic especially since ZPD moments don’t only occur in the classroom. I also like that you mentioned how you helped a student stay in their ZPD moment by using leading questions. What a wonderful way to be an MKO! I so deeply appreciate the questions you were posed in your last paragraph. I have wondered this myself, not with the SSC, but with Torch. I think my students would greatly benefit from using Torch, but it doesn’t seem like they’re interested in tapping into this resource and I also wonder if it has something to do with shame and vulnerability.
Hi Renee,
It’s interesting to see the different observations you saw in your 9th graders compared to your 11th graders. I like that you mentioned that while it could be the zoom hangover that the 9th graders are dealing with, it could also just be that they’re new to high school and that in itself can be jarring. The classroom I tutor also uses tablets and I’ve also noticed students using their tablets for non-academic work.
Something that I noticed you didn’t write about was the demographics of your students besides the age range. You wrote a bit about your positionality such as being a small woman, but how else would your students describe you? How would your own demographic affect how and which students approach you?
