Blog Post 1

Kumashiro says that “commonsense” is different everywhere you go. What may be “commonsense” here in north America may not be the same else where. For an example, here in North America we start school in September (August in the US) to June (May for the US). That’s commonsense for us. However, for Australia its opposite. They start in February and end in December. What is normal for us is not normal for others. Commonsense is determined by where we grow up.

It is important to pay attention to “commonsense” because students may have a different approach to learning. For example, Teacher talks and students take notes. Or Teacher starts discussions and students are actively participating. There are so many different approaches to teaching in a classroom. Every classroom Teacher has their own methods and so do the students.

I believe that every student learns a different way. When I was in high school taking notes didn’t help me study or learn. If I didn’t understand the material reading the answer over and over never helped. I needed to relate it to something else or have a different way to approach it. I want to be able to bring a different way to look and explain lessons. I want to be able to help every student learn from me.

https://info.australia.gov.au/about-australia/special-dates-and-events/school-term-dates