After reading the section in Marzano about "wait time" I was reminded, again, about something that I REALLY need to work on. By nature I'm not very patient (I know, some might think I chose the wrong occupation) so when I throw a question out I expect an immediate answer...WRONG! It is a constant battle for me to remember to wait but as I reflect on my days as a student I needed that time to articulate my thoughts and retrieve information from my memory before I could comment. The other problem that I find with not allowing enough time to wait is that I select the same 2 students everytime because they are quick wipper snappers and are always ready for a comment. This does not give other students the opportunity to respond - my bad!
So I really learned a lesson when Marzano suggests to ask the questions before the learning experience. I have written the critical questions on the board, and then after the "learning experience" I have turned back to the class and asked them to respond, of course giving them a little time to think. I found that once students knew what I was going to ask it focused their attention more and gave them time to articulate their comments.
Some good ol' fashioned reminders that I always need to revisit.
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