Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A Vision of K-12 Students Today
The video makes me sad about how many students graduate high school in America. The statistic about the most English speakers in the world will be in China by 2016 shocked me. It's also a little disheartening as well. I see the numbers of China's population being a factor, and the immigration factor of America contributing to it as well. For me, I remember being a student and being plain BORED in most of my classes. When I start to teach, one of my main goals (besides comprehension, standards, and progress) will be to keep my students engaged. I want them to be intrigued about what's going on in the classroom. There's better chance they will retain the information if they are interested in it as well.
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I would agree with you on how staggering of a statistic it is for high school graduates. Who's at fault for the students failure? The teachers'? The students'? The schools'? Whoever it may be there must be a positive change towards this negative predicament. Will our generation of educators be able to make that kind of impact on the students? You seem to have a good direction on how you want to approach your class. Good luck.
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