Organizing a teacher centered classroom may have been an ideal way to teach in the past however, in today’s world we must be at the forefront of not only our discipline but in our way of teaching. A nation’s government may have the best intentions when pushing for better education but they may also have ethnocentric views while pursuing this and never take into consideration the informal knowledge a child might bring to a classroom.
The role of the student in education
The role of the student fluctuates within each of the five philosophies mentioned in Sadker and Zittleman’s Philosophy of Education (2012). Each theory positions the student as either the outcome of the teacher’s lessons or at the center of what is being taught. In essentialism …show more content…
In this type of classroom the teacher is the one planning the class and endorsing the curriculum and setting the standards that the students need to achieve. This type of assessment role threatens the students’ enthusiasm in their learning. Perennialism involves the same type of learning environment however, this type of education focuses on continuing themes and queries that have endured over the centuries. They endorse learning from the past intellectuals and authors that are considered as significant today as when they were primarily written (Sadker & Zittleman, 2012, p.186). The less demanding philosophies are student centered. These philosophies are not as concerned with history or preparing the mind. They are more concerned with individual needs and present-day problems (Sadker & Zittleman, 2012, p.188-90). Progressivism arranges schools around the knowledge of the student and their apprehensions and inquisitiveness. This type of progressive teacher enables learning by assisting students to articulate evocative questions and formulate approaches to answer those questions. Solutions are revealed through real-world knowledge. (Sadker & …show more content…
I would like my students to be active participants who engage in the leaning process with each other and who are not scared to speak out in class and who are eager to learn something new that has been foreign to them until that moment. It is important that the student be involved in the learning process and not necessarily in the planning of the lesson since state curriculums need to be followed. I envision the role of the student in my classroom to be that of a hesitant learner who at first might not be enthusiastic in learning another language. I understand that it will be difficult for a student to feel at ease and participate willingly in any classroom. However, I believe that because foreign language classes do not seem to be regarded as being as important as other classes such as math and science, for example, and the fact that many school districts on Long Island do not begin to offer foreign language courses until seventh or eighth grades, the students arrive to class unprepared. According to American Psychological Association (n. d.) children do experience stress. Stress for young people can come from different areas that include academics, being popular in school, etc. Some stress can be used in a positive manner however, too much stress can create unnecessary suffering (APA, n.d.). This means
The role of the student in education
The role of the student fluctuates within each of the five philosophies mentioned in Sadker and Zittleman’s Philosophy of Education (2012). Each theory positions the student as either the outcome of the teacher’s lessons or at the center of what is being taught. In essentialism …show more content…
In this type of classroom the teacher is the one planning the class and endorsing the curriculum and setting the standards that the students need to achieve. This type of assessment role threatens the students’ enthusiasm in their learning. Perennialism involves the same type of learning environment however, this type of education focuses on continuing themes and queries that have endured over the centuries. They endorse learning from the past intellectuals and authors that are considered as significant today as when they were primarily written (Sadker & Zittleman, 2012, p.186). The less demanding philosophies are student centered. These philosophies are not as concerned with history or preparing the mind. They are more concerned with individual needs and present-day problems (Sadker & Zittleman, 2012, p.188-90). Progressivism arranges schools around the knowledge of the student and their apprehensions and inquisitiveness. This type of progressive teacher enables learning by assisting students to articulate evocative questions and formulate approaches to answer those questions. Solutions are revealed through real-world knowledge. (Sadker & …show more content…
I would like my students to be active participants who engage in the leaning process with each other and who are not scared to speak out in class and who are eager to learn something new that has been foreign to them until that moment. It is important that the student be involved in the learning process and not necessarily in the planning of the lesson since state curriculums need to be followed. I envision the role of the student in my classroom to be that of a hesitant learner who at first might not be enthusiastic in learning another language. I understand that it will be difficult for a student to feel at ease and participate willingly in any classroom. However, I believe that because foreign language classes do not seem to be regarded as being as important as other classes such as math and science, for example, and the fact that many school districts on Long Island do not begin to offer foreign language courses until seventh or eighth grades, the students arrive to class unprepared. According to American Psychological Association (n. d.) children do experience stress. Stress for young people can come from different areas that include academics, being popular in school, etc. Some stress can be used in a positive manner however, too much stress can create unnecessary suffering (APA, n.d.). This means