Assignment 2, 106

The two articles I read were, "The Power of Our Words" by Paula Denton, and "If They'd Only do Their Work" by Linda Darling-Hammond and Olivia Ifill-Lynch. I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed when I read these articles because I'm trying my best to be a great teacher and there's just so much to do/fix. For example, in the article "The Power of Our Words", I read that my sarcasm can be harmful at times, but I can't restrain myself from using it. Also, I'm aware of the "knowing when to be silent" strategy but it's so hard to break my habit of asking a question and letting anyone answer it. I don't even have a firm policy on hand-raising because...well...I don't know why.
The article, "If They'd Only Do Their Work" talked about making homework "doable". Most of the suggestions they gave, I've somewhat incorporated in my class. Most of the time I give students a chance to work on problems similar to their homework while I walk around the class giving immediate feedback. The following day, I ask if anyone has hw questions, but nobody asks (maybe their too embarrassed). This topic also made me think about students that do understand the hw, but try finishing the assignment 5 minutes before it's to be turned in?