Three Quotes

1. "Students are learning how to think for themselves and how to educate themselves over the course of their lives. When given ownership over the direction of their learning, they will work at their greatest capacity and in a creative fashion." Page 105

I feel that when students, or anyone for that matter, feels like they have control over what is happening to them, they are able to function at a much higher level. The goals they set for themselves, and the progress they make are because of the effort put in. They learn how to succeed through planning, follow-through, and hard-work.

2. "Portfolios place just as much importance on process an on product." Page 106

Wrting is a process. Often times learning how to learn a process is just as important, or more important, than the final product produced. One of my top priorities with students is to teach them how to learn on thier own. This is something that I live and model by being a life-long learner.

3. "Portfolios will not produce tidy scores that are conductive to the kind of quick comparisons that the public likes to make." Page 108

I think that teaching in a way that created portfolios over weekly test scored may be a challenge. I think that assessment is important. I think that incorporating some type of assessment into most lessons is a necessary component to me being successful as a teacher. This assessment will come in varied forms, but it will be there.