Smart or Dumb?

For this assignment, we were asked to read chapter four in Haskell's book, "Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse or Your First Year of Teaching" (Chapter four is conveniently placed at the beginning, because, as Haskell says, "Because you never read it at the end.") In this chapter, he discusses how it's hard to really tell you who is smartest in the room and who is the dumbest. You can't just assume someone's intelligence by looking at them. (Drummers can be smart! =) )You really have to take the time to get to know your students and understand them. I've never been good at math, but one of my favorite teachers from high school was one of my math teachers, and that's because he made it fun and took an interest in us. My English teacher my junior year was great because she was like a friend to some of us, but just because we got along so well didn't mean she gave me good grades. I had to work for them. When I have the opportunity to be a teacher, I hope to be able to connect with my students, so I can know them personally, and really figure out where they might need help, and how smart they really are!