Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Chapter 6 Authentic Experiences
Authentic experiences within the classroom are very important to have students engage in to learn. Children need real life experience to relate to when exploring goals and objectives. Teachers need to use more exploring, observing techniques, and strategies in the classroom in order for students to be able to learn how to solve problems. Children need to be able to know and understand how to solve problems on their own rather then depending on the teacher for the answer(s). Inquiry questions are generated from student experiences. Inquiry should be used in all subjects. Inquiry becomes more possible with a classroom community, responsibility, expression, technology, and diversity already in place. Children need to be enlightened about their surroundings and be able to investigate to find the solutions.
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This is so true. When teaching 3rd grade, I found out that many of my students could not think about how to solve a problem andy more than the students I taught in Kindergarten. Teachers hand feed students too much and then many students become scared to think about how to solve a problem.
I am so ready to give my students the roll of investigators next year. I know I did this some this year but I plan on my students feeling like detectives. I am going to step back and stop doing so much! Things are going to be so different!
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