I value and appreciate positive feedback from students. But I would very much like to hear the voice of someone who was feeling lost of uncomfortable with the English classes. I would especially like to see that voice on the blog. Having it on the blog would turn it into an opportunity for learning - for me and for the students. But it would be VERY difficult, even impossible to get a student to genuinely speak their thoughts, if they thought it might jeapordise their marks. I couldn't even suggest for the blog that they write anonymously because I would have to invite them to be co-author. Not unless they set up an anonymous email account first. But I suspect that if someone had the initiative to do all that, then they wouldn't be struggling with the classes in the first place!

Category: Reflections