This morning I observed Dr. Pollock's grammar course. I walked in and pop music was playing as the students sat around chatting casually with each other. Once 10 o'clock came around, Dr. Pollock began to write a quote on the board. In honor of MLK day, his words, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter" were written. The students were asked to discuss the phrase and try to derive meaning or how they interpreted the meaning from the quote.
Soon he sat down and began a leveled discussion about the message and many students had trouble with dissecting the phrase because they took it more literally than it was intended to be. I noticed that he didn't verbally correct them but continued to take notes as he listened to their interpretations. After a short while, the professor mentioned the "beautiful mistakes" that were made and asked around for the correct tenses and uses. He then started a round of rapid fire topics, where he wrote a topic down on the board to spark interest and discussion. They were political in nature and the group of students seemed excited at the chance to speak on them. He reminded everyone to be sensitive and it was awesome to see the eagerness to communicate.
Soon he sat down and began a leveled discussion about the message and many students had trouble with dissecting the phrase because they took it more literally than it was intended to be. I noticed that he didn't verbally correct them but continued to take notes as he listened to their interpretations. After a short while, the professor mentioned the "beautiful mistakes" that were made and asked around for the correct tenses and uses. He then started a round of rapid fire topics, where he wrote a topic down on the board to spark interest and discussion. They were political in nature and the group of students seemed excited at the chance to speak on them. He reminded everyone to be sensitive and it was awesome to see the eagerness to communicate.
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