This week, I went back over the questionnaire that we took during the first week of class and considered if I would change any of my initial answers based on what I've learned in this course so far. For example, in response to the statement "It is not fair to ask those who are struggling with English to take on challenging assignments," I replied "Agree." I think I would like to change my answer to "somewhat agree." I believe that ESL students should be presented with comprehensible input that is somewhat challenging so that they may progress to the next level. Also, to this statement, "Students of different races and ethnicity often have different learning styles and good teachers will match their instruction to these learning styles," I replied "disagree." I'm not sure if I meant to write agree, but I definitely do agree with the statement. The content delivered should reflect standards. However, the method of the delivery should address individual learning styles. Finally, I agreed with the statement that "With all the pressures to raise student achievement, finding and using examples for the cultural, historic and everyday lived experiences of my students takes away valuable time from teaching and learning." That is the statement that I'm most disappointed about agreeing with. I now know that not incorporating culture into the curriculum does a major disservice to those students of other cultures, which could make them feel undervalued and unmotivated.
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