- Phuong's Reflections
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- Moral Education
- Sand, Brink and Seeds
- Education for Citizenship
- The principles and practice of teaching and class management
- Second Thoughts about Democratic Classrooms
- The Other Side of Inclusion
- Learning or Unlearning Racism
- The Victimization of LGB Youth
- Multicultural
- Education Toward a Culture of Peace
- Becoming a Professional
- Teachers as Changing Agents
- LL's Reflections
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Moral Education and the Need for Teacher Preparation
- Sands, bricks, and seeds: School change strategies and readiness for reform
- Educating for Citizenship in Canada
- Class Management from the Side of Teaching
- Democratic Classrooms: Promises and Challenges of Student Voice and Choice
- Learning in an Inclusive Community
- Breaking the Cycle of Racism in the Classroom
- Victimization of LGB
- Equity
- Psychological Needs
- Becoming a Professional
- Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents
- Mike's Thoughts
- Jeremys stuff
The Speed of Teaching
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Speed in Teaching should depend commonly upon the amount of difficulty experienced by the pupils in mastering what is given. (pg. 34)
For many teachers and students the speeds of lessons vary. The first day of placement for new teachers can be a very daunting task but on top of the pressure they are expected to produce and deliver a lesson plan. The problems that face so many future teachers are speed. They plan the perfect lesson, they have to make sure
they stick to it, but the lesson may be too fast for some kids to understand. Teachers fear that if the kids do not understand the lesson then they are not a good teacher. However, the importance of teaching is that the students understand the material. Some students will learn faster than others, some students learn differently but every student needs to learn. Teachers need to understand that the needs of the kids come before the lesson; there is nothing wrong if you need to go back and
re-teach. For first time teachers, the speed of a lesson is a very difficult task, and speed is very difficult to understand and gage with your students. Each new year brings new students in your classroom, and it is the job of the teacher to understand the students and all of their individual needs, and the speed of the lessons and curriculum is a challenge many face. Although it is important to follow the curriculum and get them to the point where they need to be at the end of the year, if they do not understand the material and follow along the whole year, they will have fallen very far behind.
Michael Bak
Speed in Teaching should depend commonly upon the amount of difficulty experienced by the pupils in mastering what is given. (pg. 34)
For many teachers and students the speeds of lessons vary. The first day of placement for new teachers can be a very daunting task but on top of the pressure they are expected to produce and deliver a lesson plan. The problems that face so many future teachers are speed. They plan the perfect lesson, they have to make sure
they stick to it, but the lesson may be too fast for some kids to understand. Teachers fear that if the kids do not understand the lesson then they are not a good teacher. However, the importance of teaching is that the students understand the material. Some students will learn faster than others, some students learn differently but every student needs to learn. Teachers need to understand that the needs of the kids come before the lesson; there is nothing wrong if you need to go back and
re-teach. For first time teachers, the speed of a lesson is a very difficult task, and speed is very difficult to understand and gage with your students. Each new year brings new students in your classroom, and it is the job of the teacher to understand the students and all of their individual needs, and the speed of the lessons and curriculum is a challenge many face. Although it is important to follow the curriculum and get them to the point where they need to be at the end of the year, if they do not understand the material and follow along the whole year, they will have fallen very far behind.
Michael Bak