Just look at those faces! No? You don't see the faces in this picture?
Actually, last Thursday, Hoggatteers were faced with a challenge - the challenge to demonstrate excellent "tracking". Tracking is the learned ability of turning the eyes and head to face anyone who is speaking. When two people are having a conversation, heads almost whip back and forth like it's a tennis match (not quite, but that's the illustration). Observers should practically feel the wind from the movement.
And that's what happened. Another class visited ours to sit around the perimeter of the room and observe our tracking, which was excellent.
As two teachers spoke to the class, conversation-style, from differing positions in the classroom, Hoggatteer heads whipped, left and right, to track the conversation. With laser precision, they kept their eyes on each speaker. The other class watched our demonstration of respectful attention. While in the room, they also got to hear my students respond with resounding "yes, sir" and "no, sir" as appropriate.
And that's what happened. Another class visited ours to sit around the perimeter of the room and observe our tracking, which was excellent.
As two teachers spoke to the class, conversation-style, from differing positions in the classroom, Hoggatteer heads whipped, left and right, to track the conversation. With laser precision, they kept their eyes on each speaker. The other class watched our demonstration of respectful attention. While in the room, they also got to hear my students respond with resounding "yes, sir" and "no, sir" as appropriate.
Hoggatteers are feeling the success that comes with these types of demonstrations and expectations!
