It is Wednesday and a lazy one at that. This morning during
class, we reviewed for the first assessment. I need to write an
assessment on the multiple intelligences and the ten principles on building
trust and support in your classroom. They understand the seven styles of
learning, and added their input on spiritual style, but when my final word was
the point that they have to try to incorporate all of these styles into their
teaching, they didn’t comprehend. One student thought you had to do all seven
at the same time. One thought that after fourth grade, you really only use
verbal and linguistic. Their way of teaching is preaching and drilling students
with notes to memorize, but in order to be an effective teacher and to have
students grasp the concepts being taught, you need to meet their needs and
interests.
I am seeing every day how fortunate I am to have been born
and live free in the United States. This idea of teaching and having students
memorize is uninteresting, even though it seems to work here. Again, I can back
it up with they don’t have the proper resources and technology to have the same
privileges we do, but how can students thrive to become ‘better’ individuals if
they are not given the same opportunities as Americans. I know I can’t change
the world and that’s not what I expect to do, but I just want to give as much
as I can.
I have no doubt that all six teachers will get a 100 on the
assessment because they are so use to having to memorize anything they learn.
My concern is that the teachers won’t apply the knowledge they have gained and
will continue to teach the way they do. Sometimes I find myself frustrated
because I feel like they are coming up with excuses for not being able to apply
a technique, but Marquise reassures me that this is all new to them, and it is
like any other change of habit. I know it will be difficult, but without a
doubt it is necessary and doable.
Anyways, if you have been keeping up with my blog, you would
remember how I told you about Fritz and his projects. Well, he asked Marquise
and I to teach English to the students taking the computer course for an hour
each day. We will be teaching basic English and computer terms after each
class. The computers are set up in English, so not only are these students
learning how to use a computer, they have to find and read the words in
English. It isn’t impossible, but it’s like having your settings in French and
trying to figure out what you are doing.
I am overly ecstatic and I can tell the students are also. The
students are my peers, and there are about 15-20 students per class, with a
total of 100 students. Marquise could probably teach this course by herself
because she is bilingual, but since Fritz knows I feel like a princess stuck in
a dungeon, not able to freely be and do what I want, so he made this suggestion
and I gladly accepted. Sooooo excited, and so is Marquise.
That is all for now. Bonswa!
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