These tests are created to only measure a small portion of knowledge students have acquired in their lifetime. The technology of testing cannot accurately measure numerous important attributes such as creativity, critical thinking, persistence, leadership, and resourcefulness. This is creating superficial thinkers, teaching students to see the quick and obvious answer; the tests don’t measure the ability to think deeply or creatively. Students are being taught to memorize instead of further strengthening their skills to solve real-world problems. These scores are highly unreliable because they can vary from day-to-day, based on the testing conditions or students mental/physical state.
Not many people stop to question if the information they are reading or being taught is factual. While the events Loewen points out may have some discrepancies in US History lower-learning textbooks; this does not mean all textbooks are incorrect. If anyone were to research any single US historical event he would end up finding out information he may have not been privy to through textbooks. Keep in mind, to incorporate every detail into one United States (US) History textbook is an unfathomable task. Students wouldn’t be able to carry the textbook and it would take years for teachers to deliver them information to him.
As John Dewey once stated “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself”, his perspective of education also emphasizes on the collaboration among learners to an end of academic achievement, just like how importance for people to interact with others if they are to succeed. Reading the excerpt from Democracy and Education (Dewey, 1916), we can be certain that the idea of the group in learning is, to Dewey, of crucial significance. Every single person has a different original environment from which he was born, raised, grew up, and thus is so rooted to it that escaping from the limitations of this social group is not a simple task. Yet Dewey believes the group in learning could give a mean for people to conquer the challenge and “come into living contact with a broader environment” since they not only perform their own action but also have to perceive that of others as reference and react to it. This whole process offers opportunities to break down “those barriers of class, race, and national territory which kept men from perceiving the full import of their activity”.
This naturally formed structure is not conducive to a cooperative, respectful, safe, learning environment. By careful observation, a teacher can learn valuable information and plot a strategic management plan, which uses the positive qualities of the hierarchy, such as student leadership, and rejects the negative qualities. While the teacher is observing her class, an equally intense reconnaissance of the teacher is being carried out by the students. With a thoughtful strategy, a teacher can change the destiny of her students (and herself), if she has the foresight and fortitude to commit to her plan of action. Self Management The students should be made aware of what their responsibilities are and exactly what is expected of them.
Students were required to pursue a set method within the process of solving factors in the classroom. Students are not graded by the answer they provide but by the process of how they obtained the answer. In working class schools, the teachers fight for dominance in the school’s setting. When the principals were asked about the history of the schools they lacked knowledge and were unable to provide this information. The teacher’s set low standards for students.
The work environment that an employee is surrounded by also plays a significant role. When managers or instructors are giving training it is important to conduct training is such a way that everyone will be interested and motivated to learn. A manager or instructor must know and understand the employee’s abilities and what motivates them. It is important to instill theories of transfer and self-management strategies that way the employee will know how transfer training with minimal supervision. “If trainees lack the basic skills needed to master learned capabilities (e.g., cognitive ability, reading skills), are not motivated to learn, and do not believe that they can master the learned capabilities (low self-efficacy), it is doubtful that learning and transfer of training will occur” (Noe,
Deresiewicz’s states “…we have been training leaders who only know how to keep the routine going. Who can answer questions, but don’t know how to ask them. Who can fulfill goals, but don’t know how to set them…” He describes how our current model of leadership is not based on actual leaders, which are people who think for
Everyday I stress over earning a good grade in my classes, instead of being driven to learn the material of the course. Grades should not be used to measure a person’s intelligence
It has been recognised that for many pupils school is not engaging and fails to equip them with the skills they need for their future. This essay explores the approach of personalised learning, investigating the key components, focussing on three in detail. The term Personalised learning (PL) is often misunderstood. It is not the development of individual learning programmes for each pupil, where pupils may work at their own pace on their own but rather, it structures teaching and
Again, this is all base on the ability of the instructor. If the instructor is willing to understand and give their ability to help students improve their lack of capability. With this being said students can lose the focus on learning. This comes with the resistance to learn. With showing the student the data, some students may feel that they are lacking the confidence level or the digital literacy skill that they may feel out of place.