From the last two classes I would like to mention that prepareing for the class presentations to present some material to the class was beneficial. I enjoyed how we were able to work in a group and it made the presentation part a bit easier having other people up there with us. Working within our groups allowed us to be able to communicate within our group and get people's perspective on things that we may have needed clarification. These types of activities help many students especially since many people in class would like to teach. This activity gave us some hands on experience of the teaching world.
I also would like to mention that the movie we watched in class was really good. I enjoyed the movie. I found that the 1st day of class for the teacher was very hard and he came in with a new technique and had a different approach. I like how he introduced humour within the classroom which engaged and motivated his students. I think it is important for the teacher to gain respect from his students and this is exactly what happened. I have found in the past working with kids that not all kids learn the same and one needs to be passionate and motivated to help kids. I work in east Vancouver in an inner city school and I find that motivation and drive is key to help students succeed.
I really enjoyed how we got into groups and presented a section of what we read. First of all I believe that when one works in a team, one puts more effort into what he/she is doing. The readings in general from that class where extrememly interesting. I particulary enjoyed how we went thru the different methods of 'effective teaching'. It is important to use different teaching styles, in order to see what works best for a specific classroom, because every class is different. As I mentioned above already I believe that cooperative learning is a very helpful one, at least in my opinion. I try hard regardless of the situation;however, when I work in a team, I give even more, just to avoid any uncomfortable situations with my group members, and so I do not bring the whole group done. To conclude, I really enjoyed the reading exercise, and then presenting it to the class. I definitely felt like a teacher, which was totally fun.
ReplyDeleteNext I would like to discuss the movie that we started to watch on Tuesday evening. I just want to say I hope that we finish watching it tonight, it is an amazing movie. I love seeing a teacher so passionate about his/her job. The school environment would be such a better place if every teacher/professor/instructor was so passionat. Thankfully, in my lifetime as a student I could definitely say that I have had about 60% who were passionate and 40% that were not.
Great movie, and I am sure I will discuss it more in next weeks blog, once we finish watching it.
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