Clip 13/20: Day 19: On teaching as coaching
Overview
Establishing and Following Classroom Routines: Though she recognizes that her students initially define her challenging stance as “tough” or “mean,” Patty Ferrant frames her style as like that of a coach.
She says, “if you do sports, your coach yells at you all the time. How is this any different?” This is a powerful shift.
Consider:
Often as teachers, especially in mathematics, we are asked to be an umpire as opposed to a coach. Is it our job to determine right or wrong answers? Or to guide students into improved practices? Or both?