This last chapter that I read was about sequence and reinforcement. Vella explains these principles by using a case study of her time working with migrant Haitian workers in North Carolina. Vella was asked to help develop a program teaching other teachers how teach English to these workers. Vella explained that she would first need to go and teach English to them herself before she would be able to develop a program for others to use. She explains how she didn’t follow good sequence and quantum thinking. She should have understood more about their culture prior to trying to teach them English. One of my favorite parts of this chapter was when Vella states, “I have always taught: no laughing, no learning.” I find this to be very true myself. If the students are not enjoying their time in class it can make the learning process a lot more difficult.
Brad
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