Gilmore Chapter 4

I know we already talked about this but I really don't know how I feel about peer reviews. I know I do like them a little, because it is nice getting feedback from your peers when you are stuck or even when you need a little guidance in the assignment, but I also think that they can be a waist of time to. One of the things that Gilmore mentioned was knowing what students to put together and I start really thinking about this. How do you really know? Yes there might be a great student that does all there work for you, as the teacher, but when they know that it peer review day they have nothing for there peer to give. Or what about the students that are expecting to much from there peers, what if you have a class full of bad writers or good writes that think that the other peers are not competent enough to review there papers. I just think that peer review are a little sketchy for me.

I did like the teacher conferences that Gilmore mentioned. I think this is a great opportunity for students to have that one on one time with the teacher, especially if you are in a class of 20-30 students and the student might not feel comfortable talking about there concerns in front of class. I know personally I love having teachers make time out in their busy schedules, it makes me feel that my paper or the concerns that I have are important and that I will be able to get help without feeling like a failure. I know that I will also incorporate teacher conferences in my class, I know it will be harder because I will have class with students every day, but I will make that time out in class to bring students aside to help them out on papers. Overall I think Gilmore chapter was set up in an effective, easy-to access way, and it was okay to read.