Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Crunch time...
This is the time when the temperature gets cooler, the kids are sleepier, and everyone is antsy for Christmas break. Fighting against all of the external forces can be difficult. Trying to motivate the students is harder and making the material jump out and speak to them becomes nearly impossible. Today, I found myself giving them the majority of the period to work on their English project. They were happy and I was bored. I feel that sometimes they need a break from the monotony of everyday school, but I find that the students are becoming increasingly unmotivated as my teaching experience grows. It leaves me wondering what children will be like 10 years from now. Will they simply expect a lot of periods to work on projects? Will they be more dependent and complain more often? How can we reverse the effect the world is having on our children?
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I agree with you. My students are the same way. Many students have shut down and do not want to intake any more information. I think that because of today's technology students are so used to getting everything at the touch of a button. No one really wants to put in the effort because the computers do everything for you. As time goes goes by each set of students change and with it the teaching practices. Ofcourse it will be hard to find the perfect method.
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