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What happens when kids struggle with student choice?

From The Creative Classroom with John Spencer · Hosted by John Spencer

2016-08-05

Episode summary

In this episode of The Creative Classroom with John Spencer: When I first transitioned from using writing prompts to doing thematic blogs, I attempted a middle ground. I offered a list of three writing ideas and a fourth described as “free choice. ” To my surprise, only a few students chose the free choice option.

Original publisher description

When I first transitioned from using writing prompts to doing thematic blogs, I attempted a middle ground. I offered a list of three writing ideas and a fourth described as “free choice.” To my surprise, only a few students chose the free choice option. Students seemed…