Clip 3: Original Conversation
Catherine:
Thanks for the lesson Jack, have a seat and we'll have a quick chat about it.
Jack:
Oh, no, it's all right. I’ll stay up standing, because I need to keep an eye on my kids.
Catherine:
Are you sure?
Jack:
Yep, they'll play up.
Catherine:
Okay then, we’ll just carry on. You used your learning intentions today; that went superbly. Well done!
Jack:
Yep, use them all the time.
Catherine:
Do you? Oh, that’s fantastic!
Jack:
No, I don’t.
Catherine:
Oh, don’t you?
Jack:
No, I don’t.
Catherine:
Oh, okay, I thought you might have been. I wanted to chat to you about one little thing that might take your teaching a little bit further. And that’s involving the kids a little bit more and getting them to talk about their writing a little bit more. And you had those fantastic examples you had around the classroom of the kids writing – it would be to get the kids sitting around and talking about those, and maybe even coming up with some success criteria around that. What do you think about that? Have you tried it before?
Jack:
To tell the truth, I think it’s a bit of a waste of time actually.
Catherine:
Do you?
Jack:
Yeah. I feel like I know what I’m doing with writing. My kids are moving forward. I feel I should be the one doing most of the talking as the expert.
Catherine:
I agree with you, you really know your stuff when it comes to writing. The kids’ writing around the rooms looks fantastic, and you have that real passion for writing. It’s just that aspect of involving those kids a little bit more. And maybe just taking one piece of writing, having five kids sitting around talking about it, coming up with what’s good quality about this writing. What do you think about giving that a go? You interested in having a go at that?
Jack:
Yeah, sure, I’ll have a go.
Catherine:
Have I convinced you, or …?
Jack:
Yeah, I suppose so.
Catherine:
You think so?
Jack:
Yep.
Catherine:
Okay, it will be great to see how it’s all working next time.
Jack:
Thanks.
Catherine:
Thanks.
