Making Cooperative Learning Work, Chapter Four

I think when someone does a good job, they should be told about it. I just wanted to thank Mr. S and Ms. P for being my partners in the Rubrics. That was the name of our presentation group. I think very highly of Mr. S and Ms. P that I had to tell the rest of the class about their dedication to excellence. We presented our presentation this past Monday and Dr. B and the class thought we did a good job. It was interesting to me because Ms. P, in my opinion, was the backbone of the group. She presented the beginning and end parts of the presentation and also assembled the power point slides. It's obvious she spent quality time perfecting the slide show. She kept Mr. S and myself informed about what she was doing by calling us and sending us emails. The slides back ground immediately caught Dr. B attention. Mr. S also did an out standing job with his part of the presentation. He related selected parts of Chapter Four to experiences he have with his students in his automotive program. The pictures he took was worth a thousand words. He also shared with the class his experience with group work while working with an automotive shop. Both of them gave 100% effort and I enjoyed working with them.

I highly recommend you all read Chapter Four. It gives information on topics such as individual examinations, collaborative testing, group-graded projects, and special situations. It really makes a teacher think about what is fair when assigning grades and what is not. After reading this chapter, I am going to assign more individual tasks so students can get grades that reflect their work and not their peers.

Making Cooperative Learning Work is going to be in my book collection for a long time. I learned lots of vauable information from this book and I'm glad Dr. Burns chose to do this project.

Glenn