Comments on: “I would eat the extra meatball.”

By: Cathy Yenca

Cathy Yenca — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:51:46 +0000

Your post makes me think of one of my favorite movie clips.

“… so I am removing the superfluous buns!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYIHLUxzRr8

#WCYDWT :-)

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:37:09 +0000

I run into this same kind of thinking when we answer “Which is the better buy?” Problems. A student will occasionally say “But I don’t need 32 oz I’d just buy the smaller one.” Sometimes it’s hard to argue with that logic. You can’t buy Costco sized packaging for everything. I have learned not to just laugh those kind of answers off, but to just make them part of the conversation. I would not have done that in my first year of teaching.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:20:12 +0000

I’d then ask, what other number of meatballs would leave you with one for you to eat . . . two . . . three . . . or extra hungry, four.

By: SMARTERTEACHER

SMARTERTEACHER — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:02:17 +0000

Hooray for the student who admitted what most of us would think, but even more kudos for the teacher who created the environment where the student felt valued enough to feel he could answer in that way.

By: Christian

Christian — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:37:02 +0000

I can confirm that eating the meatball would fit best with my personal ‘real life’ ;-)

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:35:31 +0000

I love your observation about your development as a teacher, Dan. Spot on! For me, the fourth phase has been “Finally! I was ready to say it if no one else did!”