Christensen - Chapter 7

The way that Linda got her students motivated to do a portfolio, I feel, was very innovative. She took something that a student understood and made it into the reason that they had to do a portfolio. And I think I agree with her in her expectations of a portfolio. I have never been a big fan of portfolios because I have always found them very pointless. They have never really seemed like much except for a waste of my time. However, when she talks about giving time to actually reflect and not just assume that they will, that makes the world of difference. As I was reading, I thought, yeah, I could have actually gotten something from that if someone would have taken the time to explain that to me.