Reading+Response+532

All responses must be submitted via Turnitin.com. Your response should be typed using Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced with default margins (top/bottom: 1", left/right: 1.25") and should be between 2 and 2.5 pages. No fluff. Address the prompt with no more or less information or support than is needed to justify your stance and your response.


 * __ Reading Response Prompt 1: __**

Watch the following video: http://youtu.be/lHfo17ikSpY media type="custom" key="24083290"

You mention to a colleague that you watched the video and before you can continue your colleague interrupts you and begins criticizing the video for being an unreal assessment of learning. Specifically, they say...

"I think it's a great story but that's it...it's just a story. I mean, it's real in that it happened but that's not the reality of the classroom. First, skateboarding is fun for him. How many of our students find that any of the subjects we teach them are as fun as one of their favorite hobbies? Not to mention the fact that he possesses two qualities that our students just don't: persistence/determination and intelligence. I mean, he's a PH.D. STUDENT IN PHYSICS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Some of our students don't know how to spell physics let alone do it. Now the part that really burns me: he states that there wasn't even a teacher there to help him out. Maybe that's why it took him so long to figure out the trick. If he had a teacher there telling him what to do then he would be a better skateboarder that doesn't take years to learn something that other skateboarders probably master in a week. To top it off, we just don't have years and years to bring a student to mastery on certain topics. The worst part about this (as if all of this isn't bad enough) is that people that don't know a lick about education watch this video and then unfairly criticize our profession...right?"

Your colleague offers several statements you could address. You need to offer your own statement about the video that offers three opinions: either responding to their statements or offering original thoughts about the video that your colleague did not address. Remember that this is your colleague so the tone in which you address your colleague is important. Your response may be a narrative or maybe an email response.

Your submission will be scored based on the rubric below. If you have questions please email or call me!

Rubric: not supported via the class readings/articles or class discussion. || Candidate offers one opinion statement that is supported via the class readings/articles or class discussion. || Candidate offers two opinion statements that are supported via the class readings/articles (one text citation at least) and class discussion. || Candidate offers three opinion statements that are supported via the class readings/articles (two text citations at least) and class discussion. ||
 * =  ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 2 ||= 3 ||= 4 ||
 * Statement of Opinion (worth two scores) || Candidate offers no opinion. || Candidate offers an opinion that is
 * Grammar and Structure || Paper is unreadable. It's basically one giant grammatical error. || Approximately 50% - 75% of the sentences in the paper contain minor grammatical errors. || Approximately 25% - 49% of the sentences in the paper contain minor grammatical errors. || Approximately 10% or less of the sentences in the paper contain minor grammatical errors. || Paper contains no grammatical or spelling errors. ||
 * Length || Paper is not sufficient length to adequately address topic and does not meet length requirements (between 2 and 2.5 pages). ||  ||   ||   || Paper is of sufficient length to adequately address topic and meets length requirements (between 2 and 2.5 pages). ||

Please watch one (or all...your choice) of the videos below and choose three ideas or opinions expressed to comment on. You may agree or disagree with their statements or find them interesting or uninteresting. Just make sure that in your opinion paper you express **your** opinion clearly and support it with the text or class discussion. Make sure your references are explicit. Please refer to the rubric below for submission guidelines. media type="custom" key="24286320" media type="custom" key="24286314" media type="custom" key="24286316"
 * __ Reading Response Prompt 2: __**

Your submission will be scored based on the rubric below. If you have questions please email or call me!

Rubric: not supported via the class readings/articles or class discussion. || Candidate offers one opinion statement that is supported via the class readings/articles or class discussion. || Candidate offers two opinion statements that are supported via the class readings/articles (one text citation) and class discussion. || Candidate offers three opinion statements that are supported via the class readings/articles (two text citations at least) and class discussion. ||
 * =  ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 2 ||= 3 ||= 4 ||
 * Statement of Opinion (worth two scores) || Candidate offers no opinion. || Candidate offers an opinion that is
 * Grammar and Structure || Paper is unreadable. It's basically one giant grammatical error. || Approximately 50% - 75% of the sentences in the paper contain minor grammatical errors. || Approximately 25% - 49% of the sentences in the paper contain minor grammatical errors. || Approximately 10% or less of the sentences in the paper contain minor grammatical errors. || Paper contains no grammatical or spelling errors. ||
 * Length || Paper is not sufficient length to adequately address topic and does not meet length requirements (between 2 and 2.5 pages). ||  ||   ||   || Paper is of sufficient length to adequately address topic and meets length requirements (between 2 and 2.5 pages). ||