Chapter 5

The “Goldilocks tasks” are easily seen in the classroom. We shouldn’t have students do tasks that are too hard or too easy. The “Goldilocks tasks” remind me especially of guided reading groups. It reminds me of the “Goldilocks tasks” because groups are arranged according to their reading abilities and the books are chosen to be at their level.  There is a statement on page 117 that states, “When what they must do falls short of their capabilities, the result is boredom.” I related this statement to education because it reminds me of when students read books that are too hard for them they often get discourage and loose interest in reading.

Just like Stasia and Samantha I also liked the poem at the beginning of the chapter. I think that when someone is passionate about what they do it is noticeable by looking at the way they do it. I have seen teachers that are so passionate about teaching that someone can see it just by the look on their face. On the other hand, you can also point out the teachers who are just there for a paycheck and not for the love of teaching. It’s easy to point these teachers out because like the poem states they don’t have “that eye-on-the-object look.”