A current problem in today’s education system lies in the classroom itself. Most of you are thinking “what? Even with PSSA test changes and government budget plans?” And the answer is yes, let’s be blunt about the problem at hand, it all starts in the classroom. It all starts with the teacher. If you are and excellent teacher who prepares their students and has a 100 percent passing rate than there would be not problems, but if you are a lousy teacher who is always unprepared and has a low class passing rate than it’s your fault.
In order to fix any problem you usually have to go to the source and start mending it from there. Reasons for why many teachers have a low passing rate is because they may be unprepared for class, could have a large number of students and can’t get around to every one of them, maybe it is their teaching skills, or it could simply be they really don’t care about their students at all. Now the last remark is most unlikely but all the other reasons seem to be realistic.
As a future teacher hopefully in three years I plan on becoming a fun and interactive teacher, seeing what I see and knowing what I know about having fun in a classroom which works wonders. If you are prepared and are active in class your students will learn more because they are paying attention to you and what you are presenting to them. The students themselves will be happy in class knowing it will be a fun seven hours, therefore making learning easier for us and the children. Bringing this to light as teachers we need to ban together and find a new way to present information to our students in a fun interactive way so they can pass the PSSA and the school year for that matter with ease.
Now for all you teachers out there, who might be offended by my blog, please don’t be. I am not cutting on a fellow comrade; I am trying to help a fellow brother/sister in my field of study. As I have said before we have to fix a problem at its source and for our profession we cannot have it start in our classrooms but outside our classrooms. So how can we make a classroom more fun? What can we do to make students more active in our rooms?
Very bold sir. Good practice, good instruction, good planning are keys to success. But keep in mind the institution of schooling flies in the face of research everyday. We send our high schoolers to school too early. We send our younger students too late. We break for nearly 3 months each summer. We overload classes. We underpay teachers. We demand change but provide no training nor funding to create change. Until we revolutionize learning, teaching, and schooling we will continue on this self defeating cycle.
ReplyDeleteI must say that I agree with a lot of this and i really enjoyed this blog.
ReplyDeleteThis is a powerful post. Making a classroom fun can be hard for educators, but that is what sets the "average tracher" apart from the ones who really want to make a difference. Education is so important that it is hard to see it as "fun" but interactive learning styles are one thing that I can see as a successful way to actively involve students. The students also usually enjoy these presentations/activities.
ReplyDeleteI love that you are not afraid to ask the hard questions, even if it may offend someone. As students getting into the teaching field, we are aware of all the problems with overloaded classrooms and underpaid teachers. We need to develop skills that not only work for us, but work for children as well. We know what we are up against and need to find the best way to overcome these problems.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, I have had some mad lazy teachers. Addressing this problem now as future teachers really opens our eyes, I think.
ReplyDeleteI like :-} I find this so true. As a future teacher, I want my students to enjoy their classroom and learning.
ReplyDeleteWOW...... that's all i can really say. Very strong topic to address and very bold of you to do so. The more educated us future teachers are about education and it's problems, the better we can make it.
ReplyDeleteI like your honesty and I really agreed with what you said. Maybe some teachers start out with the same sentiment but over time get warn down and become lazy?
ReplyDeletethank you for your comments.
ReplyDeleteVery good argument, and I do agree with you. Some teachers do have to evaluate their lessons according to the students grades.
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