" Teacher Education Starts in Kindergarten", discussed the importance of modeling effective teaching. The first point made by Mr. Jared Kruse was that teachers create their own profession. He also stated that as soon as a person enters education, teaching begins. In the blog, there are a list of questions that one can ask themselves to ensure that they are modeling effective teaching. In the list of questions, the term explicitly is used. Explicitly is defined as expressing something fully and clearly. Mr. Kruse stated that teaching did not seem like an interesting option in his life. But he was wrong. Mr. kruse is currently teaching 8th grade science along with researching, editing, and writing.Could his assumption about teaching not being an option in his life been influenced from poor modeling of effective teaching? It all depends on his past educators.
My Response: Growing up, I don't feel as if my high school teachers modeled effective teaching. To be honest,I only remember most of my teachers complaining about their career choice. As a student, I did not feel as if my teacher payed much attention to their students reactions to the subject being taught. Sometimes it was like we were all there because we had to be. My opinion is that teaching isn't a job, if you love doing it. When teaching, I believe you have to express your passion for it. All in all, if the teacher isn't passionate about their work, the students definitely will not be either. It is important to be a good role model in whatever you're doing. You never know who's watching!
C4T#1,comment2:
Mr. Jared W. Kruse has yet to update his blog. Therefore I went through his past posts an chose a particualr topic that our EDM310 class discussed at the begining of the semester. During Mr. Kruse's summer ED Tech course he discussesd the topic, Critical Curiosity on new technology. After observing his students, he noticed that too many of them were going to " what's wrong with this picture" line of thinking. Basically, Mr. Kruse wanted his students to take a turn and think about the positive aspects in the use of new technology. Critical cuiosity was his goal with technology in education. He wondered how technology might get used in a classroom and how it could reinforce traditional teaching practices. Mr. Kruse also wonders if technology can reduce the intellectual level in the classroom.
My Response:
The use of new technology in education has it's pro's and con's. Speaking for myself, I personally prefer hand written assignments and learning out of a text rather than reading off computer monitors. This may be because of the way my generation was taught in school. Today, in the 21st Century, most schools are replacing their textbooks with Mac books, Ipads, tablets, and laptops. All of the students assignments are to be done online. Personally, I would not choose this route. Simply because I do believe that it will reduce the intellectual level in a classroom. I believe in students being involved with their peers and instructor in discussions, rather than completing something individually online. Communication is very important and I think the use of some technology in classrooms take that away. There are some positive aspects to the new developments of technology as well. Technology can provide a student with a variety of information on a topic within seconds. I was actually indeed surprised that your students went with the " what's wrong with this picture?" line of thinking. Most students enjoy the use of technolgy. Some find it as the easy way out in education
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