"Drive"

As we get closer to the day when we all enter our designated schools to begin our journey through student teaching, I spend a lot of time thinking about what I want that classroom to look like during the time I hold the student's learning in my hands. It is a daunting thought, at times. At other times I am liberated and want to run out tomorrow. In the midst of the preparation, I am thankful for readings like "Drive". I really loved this reading because it seems to hold multiple meanings (maybe it's supposed to and I am just very tired, hmmm- I think that may be possible). I get out of it that the student is the driver of their own education, they are in control. I also get that it is up to us as educators to help the students find drive (motivation) to meet their own goals.

There is an idea that keeps resonating in my mind. I am doing a unit plan on themes found in The Merchant of Venice and am thinking about DI and how to incorporate that into my lesson plans. I am thinking about the section of the reading where the author is talking about letting the student take control of their learning. Right after I read that I looked down on some notes I had written while reading Chapter 8 of Bridging English (drama) and saw the example of Absorption Exchange which is re-enacting scenes or scenes from a play. I have several examples of Shylock's "Hath not a Jew" speech. Would the re-enacting of a speech or scene involving the character they are studying and the theme that they represent be a good activity that represents DI? Thank you in advance for any input concerning this question.