I really like how the author approaches the subject of vocab
in the classroom. Even as a student, I realize that vocab is an incredibly
important part of education. Especially with the stock colleges take into the
SAT and the ACT, and vocab is so important on those tests. There have been a
few words I have kept with me throughout my education, (the one that comes to
mind is “fop”) but I know there have been more than that.
Teachers need to come up with more ways to integrate
unfamiliar words into everyday class, not the 20 or so minutes that students
spend on vocab during the week. I really like the idea of the word wall, with
words associated with specific things we read or watch in class, in hopes that
these words stay with students longer.
I liked the example of “tolerance.” It was kind of funny to
read what students had to say about that word and what they associate with it.
This would be a good exercise to do with students that struggle with a
particular word or that word’s particular meaning.
I remember doing word exercises with words in my middle
school reading class. I do know that we all hated looking up words in the
dictionary, and none of us learned anything, except who didn’t know their alphabet.
There definitely have to be better ways to teach students words. I’m kind of
excited to hear some of my other classmates’ ideas about this.
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