Final Reflection

The topic of inquiry is something that was quite new to me when I first started the course. This course helped me learn that teaching was not all about content. These little things that we can do in the classroom can have a big effect on the student's futures. For example, my inquiry project topic about classroom layout has a huge relationship with how the teacher controls a classroom. We also talked a bit about grades and assessment and how to be more open to standard based grading. This is a subject that I'm still on the fence with because I find grades to be more concrete and it was the way I was taught. That being said, it is still important to understand the pros and cons of each side and consider both opinions. This inquiry class definitely helped myself open up to different perspectives and to see the other sides. Even the visits to the Orchard Gardens was something new to me. I didn't think I would enjoy it, but it was actually a fun learning experience.