Chapter 5: Teaching to the Individual, Working with the Group

The different ‘types’ of students in the classroom: The eye-roller, wallflower, hand-waver, dreamer, con artist, goof-off, and lastly:

“the workhorse: students like us always come to class, do the homework, and answer the questions. We might not excel, but teachers depend on us.” Page 86.

There are seven different ‘types’ of students in the classroom, according to this list, of how the students act and what they do in school. It is odd to give these characteristics to students, but it seems to have some truth behind it, when I really think about it. I can think back to my old high school classes and I can see each ‘stereotype’.

When I read this, frankly, I was a little shocked that students would categorize each other like that. Especially the not-so-nice stereotypes, I wouldn’t like that. I really wouldn’t like to be known as a ‘workhorse’. I think of someone slaving away, working so hard, and getting only an average grade, never excelling. I can see where these students are coming from because every classroom has these students, all I have to do is look around and open my eyes. In a perfect classroom, everyone would be ‘hand-wavers’.