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With Larry Ferlazzo

In this EdWeek blog, an experiment in knowledge-gathering, Ferlazzo will address readers鈥 questions on classroom management, ELL instruction, lesson planning, and other issues facing teachers. Send your questions to lferlazzo@epe.org. Read more from this blog.

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Q&A Collections: Student Voices

By Larry Ferlazzo 鈥 July 28, 2021 2 min read
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During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 10 years. You can see all those collections from the first nine years here.

Here are the ones I鈥檝e published so far:

The 11 Most Popular Classroom Q&A Posts of the Year

Race & Racism in Schools

School Closures & the Coronavirus Crisis

Classroom-Management Advice

Best Ways to Begin the School Year

Best Ways to End the School Year

Student Motivation & Social-Emotional Learning

Implementing the Common Core

Challenging Normative Gender Culture in Education

Teaching Social Studies

Cooperative & Collaborative Learning

Using Tech With Students

Today鈥檚 theme is student voice. You can see the list of posts following this excerpt from one of them:

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*How Students Want to Reimagine Education Next Year

The main features students are looking for are relevancy and supportive relationships.

* Students Respond to Adults鈥 Fixation on 鈥楲earning Loss鈥

A Boston educator shares three guidelines for responding to 鈥渓earning loss鈥 she developed based on conversations with her students.

* 鈥楳y Online Learning Experience as a Student This Fall Has Been Great鈥

Three students share a relatively positive picture of their full-time virtual learning experiences this year.

* 鈥極nline Learning as a Student Has Been ... Hell on Earth鈥

Four students write about their online learning experiences, and it鈥檚 not a pretty picture ....

* Distance Learning 鈥楬as Been OK, I Guess': Students Share About This Year鈥檚 Experiences

Four high school students write about their distance learning experiences this year, sharing mixed feelings, including liking not having to wake up early but also suffering from eye strain.

Six students, from the ages of 7 to 17, share their thoughts about online learning鈥攂oth the good and the bad.

High school students reveal what they like about remote learning, what they don鈥檛 like, and whether they鈥檇 prefer online learning or getting their education in school.

Four students鈥攆rom California, Minnesota, and France鈥攄iscuss their varying experiences with online learning, including their pros and cons.

Six students write about their most memorable teachers and why those 糖心动漫vlog were important in their lives, citing their listening skills and their ability to 鈥渒eep it real,鈥 among other reasons.

Five students share memories of their favorite teachers and why they appreciated them, including their teachers鈥 presence in times of emotional stress and their belief in them.

Five students contribute short pieces about their favorite classroom moments and what others might be able to learn from them.

The opinions expressed in Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.

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