In response to the last paragraph on page 41, "education is not a Nike commercial: you can't say Just Do It. Instead, we mush show students how to do it."
Sometimes it is so hard for me to explain to students how things are done. For example, today in observations I had to help students with fractions. Fractions! I haven't learned those since I was in the sixth grade, and it was so hard for me to explain what a fraction was. I realized that to be a good teacher, you have to see things from their eyes. My biggest fear is not being able to help a student truly understand something. When I was looking at those fractions, I was just scrambling in my mind to figure out a way that could help this girl. This really made me think about how important it is to really show a student how something is done, instead of just telling them what to do!
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