Rhetorical Practices in Education
As an Educator, you will wear many hats and assume the responsibility of many roles. When planning lessons, assessing the knowledge of your students, and identifying their expectations you will need to be able to effectively use resources to best fit their educational needs. Having good communication skills is essential to any of the roles that you will perform while in the field of education. There is a strong relationship between what is being taught in the classroom and the communication skills that the educator must have to be able to succeed within the world of education. This role requires practice and dedication to learn such skills and how to apply them in the classroom. Thus, someone who wants to …show more content…
To better reinforce the learning in the classroom it is important to provide constructive feedback on assignments to show where students are excelling and where they need to focus. For instance, when grading a writing assignment, the educator has to focus on giving feedback on what the assignment was asking for to provide students with a logical critique about their performance. Therefore, the educator should have the ability to criticize the ideas of others constructively. When working to become an educator, peer review is of great help to analyze from a different perspective to better express any feedback. According to an article from Buchanan “Peer review was used to help pre-service teachers for dialogic work in schools.” which suggests that students considering to become a teacher will rely on peer to review to gain further experience on their communication skills. Eventually, participating in peer review as a student helps the educator develop a sense of what to expect in terms of grading papers or providing feedback to students in their future as an …show more content…
An instance where the educator may need to address his/her audience differently is when meeting with the parents. Since every case is different, the teacher should be able to change wording to show sensibility about the situation with their child. In a personal interview with Felicia McAllister it was discussed that cultural differences are one of the main problems in communication in the field. McAllister notes “miscommunication is a cultural barrier even in the same culture” (McAllister, personal interview). To avoid any misinterpretations, the educator must find a way to sound neutral and understanding of the situation. To best fit each specific audience, the educator can make use of technical language but translating it into a more common way to express such ideas. When preparing to become a teacher, for instance, writing papers will consistently help you identify your audience to approach them and communicate your
As an Educator, you will wear many hats and assume the responsibility of many roles. When planning lessons, assessing the knowledge of your students, and identifying their expectations you will need to be able to effectively use resources to best fit their educational needs. Having good communication skills is essential to any of the roles that you will perform while in the field of education. There is a strong relationship between what is being taught in the classroom and the communication skills that the educator must have to be able to succeed within the world of education. This role requires practice and dedication to learn such skills and how to apply them in the classroom. Thus, someone who wants to …show more content…
To better reinforce the learning in the classroom it is important to provide constructive feedback on assignments to show where students are excelling and where they need to focus. For instance, when grading a writing assignment, the educator has to focus on giving feedback on what the assignment was asking for to provide students with a logical critique about their performance. Therefore, the educator should have the ability to criticize the ideas of others constructively. When working to become an educator, peer review is of great help to analyze from a different perspective to better express any feedback. According to an article from Buchanan “Peer review was used to help pre-service teachers for dialogic work in schools.” which suggests that students considering to become a teacher will rely on peer to review to gain further experience on their communication skills. Eventually, participating in peer review as a student helps the educator develop a sense of what to expect in terms of grading papers or providing feedback to students in their future as an …show more content…
An instance where the educator may need to address his/her audience differently is when meeting with the parents. Since every case is different, the teacher should be able to change wording to show sensibility about the situation with their child. In a personal interview with Felicia McAllister it was discussed that cultural differences are one of the main problems in communication in the field. McAllister notes “miscommunication is a cultural barrier even in the same culture” (McAllister, personal interview). To avoid any misinterpretations, the educator must find a way to sound neutral and understanding of the situation. To best fit each specific audience, the educator can make use of technical language but translating it into a more common way to express such ideas. When preparing to become a teacher, for instance, writing papers will consistently help you identify your audience to approach them and communicate your