I have been teaching my 6th hour life science for about a week. It was difficult for me to stand in front of the students on the first day. I realized that I have been thinking about the lesson in almost all day. I want them to learn. That is all I'm thinking about. I read the text and other resources... I know what I need to teach. But the next question is.... how?
I collected the students' worksheets to assess their content knowledge. I asked them questions in the classroom and I thought that they understood.
I have learned two things from my teaching placement.
1) I need to assess the students with some documents if I want to assess each student in the classroom.
I checked their assignments and I noticed that some students could not understand the text.
2) I need to pass back their assignments in timely manner.
I graded their assignments on the day I collected. Then, I have turned them in by next day. I was be able to check their content knowledge right away and it helped me to check their misconceptions. I explained the misconceptions that they had. I only do not want them to learn the next step without know the previous materials.
I teach them... but I also learn from them.
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Seung, I apologize for being so slow to respond to your blog post. With all due respect to the issues of the moment, I think that the *most* important thing for me in this post is the concluding sentence. It seems as though you are putting a lot of effort and thought into paying attention to your stdents and their reaction to your teaching, or that of your mentor. That "stance" will serve you very well in your career, Seung. It would be hard to over-emphasize how far an approach guided by "I teach them... but I also learn from them." will take you. Young people are astute observers, and if they believe that this idea is guiding your practice, they will feel more respected and will be (I believe) more willing to work for you and with you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Seung.