Statement: In Support Of Cooperative Learning

Henry Brooks Adams said, “A teacher affects eternity; they can never tell where their influence stops.” This statement holds true. Teachers are one of the most influential resources that shape our youth and future generations. “Many factors contribute to a student 's academic performance, including individual characteristics and family and neighborhood experiences. But research suggests that, among school-related factors, teachers matter most” (RAND Editors, 2016). Thus stated the quality of a teacher is important. As a teacher, I will be the change I want to see in the world. I aspire to be one of those influential teachers whose impact on their students resonate a sensation of sentiment and evoke a sense of awe and wonderment at their own achievements and success. I want to make a lasting impression on my students and teach them not only to learn, but to love learning.
Teachers are more than an instructional tool used to pass on information to future generations. Ann Lieberman said, “Great teachers empathize with children, respect them, and believe that each one has something special that can be built upon.” In order to be …show more content…
Dr. Spencer Kagan supports this method of learning and states, “we believe strongly that we should teach students by matching our instruction to their strengths…by teaching using a wide range of structures that engage the full spectrum of intelligences, students come to appreciate their own unique pattern of intelligences and that of others (Dr. Spencer Kagan, 2009). This can easily be accomplished through applying various techniques that will engage all students through their preferred learning style. This method will provide them comfort in the areas they are strongest in as well as challenge them in areas of weakness but overall this approach will greatly trump that of the standard traditional lecture