Fires in the Bathroom QR Chapter 1

In chapter one of Fires in the Bathroom, a part that caught my attention was when scheduling was discussed. Kathleen Cushman suggested that a good teacher learn the schedule of their students to better understand them. This section was particularly interesting because in schools teachers frequently give lots of homework without thinking how long it will take them and if this is beneficial to the student. The idea of learning students’ schedule is to show teachers how long it takes students to do work, when they are doing the work and what other activities the students are involved in. Teachers can use this knowledge to prepare different assignments that allow students with differing schedules to complete assignments at a time it would be most beneficial to them. On page 12 of Fires in the Bathroom it shows the schedule of a student named Porsche, who is so busy with varsity sports that she cannot begin doing her work until 8:30 at night. In a quotation Porsche mentions of how hard it is to be productive at 8:30 p.m. after a long day of school and varsity sports. If a teacher saw this and understood Porsche lack of time, he or she could change the amount of homework given every night.