A quote that really stood out to me in this chapter was from
the second paragraph, “The crux, however, is not whether teachers teach the curriculum, but how they teach it.” This sentence really hit home to me because I
have experienced it first hand like many others probably have too. During my
junior year of High School, I had a professor that did not know how to teach
pre-calculus. This professor was very talented and very smart. He knew all of
his content because he used to be an engineer, however, he did not know how to
teach. I struggled a lot in this class because even though he taught all the
content and curriculum to our class he did not explain it very well. I could tell
that this was a hard class for everyone. Being a future teacher, I will keep
this quote and experience in mind when teaching to my future classroom. I will
make sure that I am doing my very best to make sure I am teaching my students
the greatest way possible for them to strive and understand.
Another
topic from this section that I quickly noticed was the question asking. In my
opinion it is very important to always ask questions just like the book
explains. Most students think that if they ask a “stupid” question that they
will get laughed at for not understanding. Most children sit back and pretend
they understand. In reality this is not helpful at all, this is how students fall
behind and become afraid of ever asking questions. As teachers we need to be
aware that many children are nervous and we need to address this in a way so
each student knows that asking questions is a good thing. Asking questions can
benefit students in multiple ways such as learning from the questions asked and
stimulating their brains to want to learn more.
Teachers
have to take into account that many students are shy and need to be motivated
to learn. We have to encourage students to ask questions and think critically
in order for them to learn and succeed in school. Its all about the teachers
involvement!
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