Submitted by Jenna, Walden University (not verified) on March 25, 2008 - 09:51.
I found this article very interesting and I agree with Bob Lenz in that not all students know how to care. Children grow up around older siblings and parents who a lot of times express or demonstrate a lazy or apathetic attitude and children catch on to this. Children absorb everything they see and hear; so, if they are observing this sort of unmotivation, they are likely to do the same. I love the idea of creating projects in school that allow students the chance to succeed and to share their successes with the community.
I teach first grade and each of our classes have put on a Readers' Radio. We choose a topic that we have been studying (for example Presidents) and each reading group reads a book at their level. After a couple weeks of practice (so their fluency should be perfect) we have a day where we present to the other first grade classes and to parents. Each group goes up to the front and the kids get to share the facts they've learned. They get so excited for this event and all of them feel so proud of themselves. I believe it's been a great way to show the students how to care. They are responsible for their script and they take it home each night to practice... They love this!
Teaching children to care is a huge step, but it's probably the most important. I can't imagine a successful classroom where the students didn't care.
Showing You Care
Submitted by Jenna, Walden University (not verified) on March 25, 2008 - 09:51.
I found this article very interesting and I agree with Bob Lenz in that not all students know how to care. Children grow up around older siblings and parents who a lot of times express or demonstrate a lazy or apathetic attitude and children catch on to this. Children absorb everything they see and hear; so, if they are observing this sort of unmotivation, they are likely to do the same. I love the idea of creating projects in school that allow students the chance to succeed and to share their successes with the community.
I teach first grade and each of our classes have put on a Readers' Radio. We choose a topic that we have been studying (for example Presidents) and each reading group reads a book at their level. After a couple weeks of practice (so their fluency should be perfect) we have a day where we present to the other first grade classes and to parents. Each group goes up to the front and the kids get to share the facts they've learned. They get so excited for this event and all of them feel so proud of themselves. I believe it's been a great way to show the students how to care. They are responsible for their script and they take it home each night to practice... They love this!
Teaching children to care is a huge step, but it's probably the most important. I can't imagine a successful classroom where the students didn't care.