Teaching to Transgress:Education as the Practice of Freedom

Chapter 12-Confronting Class in the Classroom (About Order in the Classroom)
Main Ideas/Theses Impact on Teaching Beliefs and Practices- Information Organizer

Main Ideas & Theses
The disruptions of students within the classroom while the professor and others are speaking, it’s up to teacher to have order in the classroom. Students are disturbed when anyone is interrupted while speaking. It’s up to teachers to facilitate the classroom.

Consistent/Inconsistent with Experiences as a Student/Novice/Teaching Associate

Consistent- Within my TA year I have been able to facilitate my classroom to control the students but also keep them participating within the class. As TA’s we must come up with lectures to help facilitate heated discussions that include useful interruptions and digressions.

Consistent/Inconsistent with Teaching Beliefs & Practices

Consistent- This is consistent with my teaching beliefs because I think you have to give students the ability to interrupt each other on topics, sort of like a debate to keep them enthusiastic. Also it gives the students the ability to speak up and let their voice be heard on discussion that they disagree with.

So What? Impact on Future Professional Development

This has a major impact on the future of professional development because this will help students, that will later become politicians, presidents, or any profession that involves debates and being able to interrupt someone without disrespecting them.