Ca never have too much TALK!

In class last week we discussed how valueable talk is. Sometimes in classrooms I believe that talk gets looked over. Children should have the freedom to talk and discuss on topics they feel passionate about, of even topics they don't care about. Talk is a way to communicate that is differentiated. When students discuss and talk I believe it is the teacher's job to make sure that all the students feel comfortable and have equal opportunities to discuess. In Freedom Writers, the teacher let the students discuss things that were on their minds that portrayed to their personal lives. She listened while they talked. I think that this is what we as teachers forget, we need to sit back and listen to the students talk, because we can learn just as much from them as they can learn from us!