A Deliberate and Conscious Effort
Being logically minded, I fall into the trap of providing systematic and detailed explanations – a chronic over explainer. To stop myself joining my students in the Jungle (and to refocus them back on the job at hand more quickly) I will need to make a deliberate and conscious effort to think before responding, about how to deliver a concise 1-4 word response. My hope is with time this will become more natural and become something that supports my work in the classroom.
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