I really enjoyed Reading and Responding for Children's Literature. I loved how laid back it was but I still got so much out of it. I experienced so many children's books that I would have never been able to read if I hadn't been obligated to read them, because it's so hard to read those books when you have tons of other school stuff to do...unless it is required. I really learned a lot. I really loved blogging about them and having the freedom to write our feelings, rather then having requirements. I know the other reading and responding class does Word documents and has to write about so many different things. I feel that by picking out books, sometimes at random, they aren't going to be good or worthy to use in your classroom, and some you just aren't able to say much about. I really think Jen's way of teaching the class was perfect and she cared about what we had to say. I would recommend this class to anyone because I got a lot of book ideas about my classroom. If you're passionate about a book, that there is a way to read it and incorporate it into the curriculum. There are also a ton of ideas online so you aren't thinking of ideas and books all by yourself. I learned that there is resources out there that support the teacher and that it is important to make use of them. I liked all the projects that we did. I think that they were helpful and useful and I really liked how the presentations were so informal and we shared at our tables. I feel that I learned more and it was easier to talk about what I learned and researched. I can't think of any one thing that I would change out the teaching or set up of the class. I enjoyed going to it every week and I really appreciated how Jen really cared about what we had to say and really respected our opinions and our busy lives as students.
