Learn Like A Pirate----Chapter 2 * Common Concerns About Student Led Classrooms*

What are your concerns about creating a student led classroom?

The Author acknowledges some common fears.  Did any of these resonate with you?

My classroom is and always has been very active, from teaching Kindergarten to teaching fifth grade and everything in between. The ideas that he brings forward were exciting to me, especially:

• Increasing student achievement due to active participation
• More time to giving our students immediate feedback as students are able to do their own work keeping up their stamina 
• Achieving the highly effective rating on the ever looming teacher evaluation by empowering students to actively participate, take pride in their work, self monitor behavior, lead discussions, and have a love of learning. 

Learn Like A Pirate--- Chapter 1 {What is a Student Led Classroom}

Read these thoughts and answer the questions as responses below!

What does a student led classroom look like to you now?

Why do you think the author used this quote by Augustine of Hippo to start the chapter?

My big Ahh Haa moment was:
 "A student Led classroom is one in which students make decisions and choices throughout the day with out consulting the teacher."

The fact that the students have equal power and equal say as to what happens in the classroom is such a powerful concept!

I think the key to implementation of this concept is the relationship building that the author mentions.