September 7, 2023 Exit Slip – Frank McCourt

 From the two videos shown in class, my main takeaway is how do you properly balance being professional and getting the content across to students while also having a comforting environment where they can feel safe and encouraged to learn. 

In Frank McCourt’s case, he related to the students and adapted to them being teenagers and opened up for them to better understand him. His uniqueness to the students created a bridge to form better relationships. I feel that you need to be able to read your students and differ your teaching style or how you approach the class to benefit everyone. Something that stuck with me is that if you’re teaching and not learning, you’re not really teaching. By learning and adapting, you’re improving, and this will directly relate to students’ learnings and understandings improving.