Daniel A. Chapman 9 February 2014 Fieldwork Seminar Fieldwork Journal Addendum to 2/2/14 As I refle ! fur!her on my pre"ious pos!

!in# re#ardin# !he $Food %eb A !i"i!y& !ha! I en#a#ed in wi!h my fif!h period lass' I ha"e had some !hou#h!s !ha! I feel are wor!hy of fur!her dis ussion( I !hink i! is impor!an! !o no!e !ha! as I assi#n and lead lassroom a !i"i!ies !ha! hi#hli#h! er!ain in!elli#en es' of!en i! is easy !o $lea"e ou!& or fo us less on !he s!uden!s who may no! en#a#e !o !heir full po!en!ial in !ha! kind of a !i"i!y' mi#h! no! par!i ipa!e !o !he de#ree ano!her s!uden! or mi#h!' and in !he end' !hey mi#h! no! learn as mu h as !heir peer. In my a !i"i!y' you ould "ery learly see !his. S!uden!s like Dyshawn' )aurriyah' and Sherrod' who are of!en disen#a#ed durin# periods of Dire ! Ins!ru !ion or li!era y based assi#nmen!s *assi#nmen!s !ha! are hea"ily dependen! on readin#.wri!in#+ were "ery in"ol"ed in !his assi#nmen!' ea h answered mul!iple ,ues!ions' ,ui kly found !hemsel"es in !he ir le par!i ipa!in# in !he a !i"i!y' and 2-. were "ery "o al in leadin# !heir peers !hrou#h !he a !i"i!y *#i"in# hin!s' helpin# mana#e !he a !i"i!y' and askin# impor!an! ,ues!ions+. /n !he same hand' i! is impor!an! !o re o#ni0e !ha! while !his a !i"i!y hi#hli#h!ed some in!elli#en es and learnin# approa hes' i! is impor!an! !o do all !ha! I an !o s!ill in lude and push s!uden!s who may no! fall in!o !hose same a!e#ories. In !his spe ifi a !i"i!y' lookin# a! s!uden!s like Ameana and 1akyrah who were "ery resis!an! !o !his kind of en#a#emen! wi!h !heir peers' I ould ha"e found differen! ways of pullin# !hem in( for e2ample' I ould ha"e #i"e !hem differen! roles wi!hin !he a !i"i!y' where !hey would be doin# some!hin# else-produ in# some!hin# else !ha! would s!ill reinfor e !he same on ep!s. A! !he same !ime howe"er' I belie"e i! is impor!an! for s!uden!s !o be e2posed !o !hese differen! kinds of learnin# and !hese differen! approa hes !o !he same on!en!. %hile !hey may no! be as profi!able for some as !hey are for o!hers' !hose s!uden!s should s!ill be #i"en !ha! same oppor!uni!y !o re o#ni0e' work wi!h' and e2pand !hose approa hes-in!elli#en es. 3i!era!ure( 4ardner' 5. *1999a+ In!elli#en e reframed( )ul!iple in!elli#en es for !he 21s! en!ury. 1ew 6ork( 7asi 7ooks.