Fires in the Bathroom Chapter 7

I liked chapter 7 in Fires in the Bathroom a lot because when I teach I hope to teach some AP course and obviously that material will be hard and the expectations for the students will be greater. Some of the advice the students gave were to do things like connect the material to their lives or the real world somehow. Find out what they already know about the material so you can differentiate or when you form groups you can pair students effectively. Asking them challenging questions was mentioned quite a few times, rather then simply spewing back facts, get the to think critically about the material. They emphasized taking students interpretations seriously, these are their opinions, but also present them with different ones as well so they get the entire picture. Finally giving them a lot of opportunities to revise was noted as a helpful tip as well.