Blog Post #6
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One section that I put postit notes on was the first section which mainly talked about teachers being on a different level than the student. The book would say the teachers teach, the students learn. The teachers enforce, the students follows etc. I thought reading that a great teacher can teach but also has the students on the same level. The teacher should not be higher up they should look to make each student feel good. I want to ask the question of the word choice. Why do they use the word "enforce"? Using that word makes it sound like a dictatorship and the teacher has the ultimate power and there is not compromise or anything just the teacher running the show. I feel that the students should give input on how to make the class more enjoyable. Possibly a 5 minute break so they can relax for a little bit. Or maybe a student tries to explain the lesson after it has been taught. That would not only help with the understanding of each lesson but also the confidence of each child.
Another section I put a post it note on was the section about just putting information in their heads to have them pass. I dislike that section a lot. The reason is that if teachers make the class boring the student will not want to learn. Also if the teacher is not trying to help the student. They should not look at students only as passing, but actually trying to use the knowledge in life. If a teacher can explain how it is helpful the student would be more interested in the information. A teacher saying " do the work because I told you to, and because you need to if you want to pass this class." Is a terrible excuse. Tell the student it is at least part of the curriculum. My one teacher in high school in math told us some valuable information. She said " you are learning this because I want you to. I am the boss here you are the worker. You'll see in the real world you will do work that you see as pointless but the boss wants to be finished and you will do that work." That is the absolute truth.