Planning Lessons vs. Improvisation

I don’t know how flexible and capable I’d be to change my lesson plan completely on the spot. I found it just as great when Bill changed the controversial issue to be debated from “science” to Kony 2012. I understand that a lesson won’t always go as planned and that it is important to learn to adapt to different circumstances. But I’d find it really hard to change my plans on the spot.

I found the Kony 2012 debate also a good opportunity to learn about current events and to do relevant research; because it was such a “hot topic” the change was particularly interesting and worthwhile.

I didn’t know that the change was going to take place beforehand, but it felt life Bill did it very efficiently and organically. It looked like the only thing that “gave it away” was that, on the powerpoint for the lesson, it stated that the debate was on “science vs. scepticism” instead of the Kony debate.

During the debate, time was running out, such that by the end, not everyone would have the opportunity to share their own, personal opinion, so instead of raising their hands and telling the class, they discussed in pairs what their views were on the issue and why.