'Questioning enables teachers to check learners' understanding. It also benefits learners as it encourages enitgagement and focuses their thinking on key concepts and ideas.' (Kyriacou 1995 in Desforges 1995, pg. 126) I am of the opinion that the idea children should work in mixed ability groups is not always a viable option. I feel it is important to take into account the personalities of the children, as learning may be inhibited if one child is particularly domineering or intimidating.
In Learning, Styles, Freedom and Oppression, Simon Benlow addresses a popular educational trend “learning styles”. The trend asserts that every student can be categorized into a particular group according to his or her supposed style of learning. The purpose of this argument is that Simon Benlow thinks that the trend learning styles is rubbish because it is telling people especially young children what kind of learner they are and how they should interpret information. The arguer wants his audience to think and act differently towards this trend because it sets out for some people that if they are one type of learner they should only interpret information given to them in a particular way. Therefore he wants his audience to have an open mind when it comes to learning styles and participating in a learning style quiz.
In an attempt to explore a fairly under researched subject, researchers Bigelow and La Gaipa looked at the differences in children’s understanding of friendship at various stages of development. They created a unique means of investigating the gradual changes in the understanding of friendship as children grow older. In doing so they helped to shed new light on the important role that friends play in children’s lives. In addition another researcher was also interested in this subject: William Corsaro. However, Corsaro was interested in how children talk to each other and believed that research on children’s friendships should focus on children’s individual understanding of the word ‘friend’.
For the majority, individuals who decide to work with children, first enjoy children. This is unique to that discourse community. Most people like children but would find it un-enjoyable to work with them on a daily basis. But for individuals who go into the education field, they have a passion to work with children every day and usually hope to make a difference. Whether to work with disadvantaged children who help preschoolers get ready for school, they all want to help children on their own way and have a specific desire to that discourse community.
For children and young people to develop into adults with a high level of self-esteem and confidence they need to be taught life skills that enable them to build resilience, cope with life's challenges and have the capacity to accept constructive criticism and fend off negative comments for what they are without association. They also need to learn how to celebrate successes as well as coping with failure. 6.1, 6.3, 6.4 It is vital that children are shown how to have the confidence to express their feelings and the ability to say no if they do not like the way they are being treated. There will be occassions where adults need to intervene but learning how to cope in challenging situations is vital to their future well being. Giving children a safe, nurturing environment in which they are able to learn how to use the tools required to build resilience is paramount.
There are many ways I could serve other with my education, by doing my work for this country, by serving the ones that are less fortunate than I, and to teach the next generation of not just students, but also people that motivation and inspiration are the keys to success and that they should never give up. First, I'd try to do my work in this world by what I am taught in my classroom and applying it to the real world. I would use the morals that my teachers use in the classroom in a world that desperately needs my intelligence, and my sense of service. There is no justice in this world and I would use my education to try and apply it to where it needs to be like: in the world, in the courts, in the prisons, in the fields, in the study and in the classroom, at home and abroad. A second way I'd use my education to serve others is by serving the people that are less fortunate than I am.
I would want to have done the same things once I have my own classroom and I feel fairly passionate for students to understand and develop tolerance towards people who may be different than themselves. I feel that as teachers, we can take action to really mold our students to grow and be better individuals living in this world. I really do believe that issues in the matter of race/ethnicity and culture has to do with educating oneself of these things and practicing the basic matters a person should carry with themselves. I really think that these issues need to be discussed in depth when students are young and continuously because it is harder for one’s mind to see the wrong in something they believed was right for most of their
As pupils may lose interest in lessons, it may cause problem for forthcoming activities you may break down activities that need doing and explain things rather than children losing interest from learning. Another example to control behaviour in your classroom is to set up an rewards system for children as this will encourage them to earn rewards and be recognised for their good deeds. Another skill that supports work with children is commitment and enabling yourself to work well in a team. To work with children, you must have a passion and be prepared to commit yourself to children and their work in order to help them learn and succeed. As working with children will not be easy in aspects of planning, teaching etc.
Neo-Scholasticism would force students to memorize and learn how to be mental disciplinarians. Neo-Scholasticism has pros can cons like any other philosophy. However, in its entire context of teaching students how to be mental disciplinarians would be great for today’s society. Often, students simply need discipline and structure in their life. Society thrives on the philosophy of allowing children to do what they want when they want.
An example of primary socialisation would be if a child grew up where prejudices were oblivious and apparent the child would then learn these prejudices as part of their norms believing their prejudices was acceptable. Secondary socialisation is when new learning takes place mainly in adult hood so the individual can assimilate into new social groups with broader lines of values and norms. (Arnett, Jeffrey J. 1995) We as individual act and behave in a certain way this is determined by the society and social background we come from. Individuals define right and wrong through learnt behaviour we are not born with such values and beliefs.