The Greatest Impact
First off, I would like to start off by saying I really enjoy this class so far and it has opened my eyes to the importance of how you not only instruct your students but how to be a supportive figure in their lives and allow them to reach their full potential. Module 5 had the greatest impact on me as an educator because it allowed me to see that teachers are not just educators but figures who will guide the incoming generations to their upmost abilities. In the article from this module, "Facing History and Ourselves" it explains how conversation can greatly benefit a student by not only improving their knowledge and understanding of each other but as well as student's wellbeing. The website was created to suggest new methods, strategies, and thought processes in the classroom, for example it says, "Engaging in civil discourse means bringing your mind, heart, and conscience to reflective conversations on topics that matter, in ways that allow you to extend your understanding in dialogue with others." Supporting that civil discourse also known as conversation can be a very beneficial method to teaching such as Socratic seminars, as it allows students to acknowledge what their peers are saying as well as put their own opinions of the topic into discussion as well. I believe this module had the biggest impact on me as an educator because I think that conversation and changing up teaching methods can allow every student to flourish and have their peers support.
hey Darian i agree with your response, this class has impacted me in so many ways. All the topics we have learned so far has really helped and tough me different things as a future educator. I also believe that there's always different methods teacher can use to interact with their students, and i think it's important because not all student function the same. It's helpful for teachers to use different methods for each individual.
ReplyDeleteHello Darian, I want to start off by saying that I also very much enjoy this class and what we have been learning these past few weeks. It opened my eyes to a deeper meaning to education and educators in the classroom throughout history to this modern day, even though some information really shocked me, I have learned that it is the utmost importance that educators today learn these things to keep it from repeating in the future. Module 5 was also a very interesting topic for me to learn. The quote, "Engaging in civil discourse means bringing your mind, heart, and conscience to reflective conversations on topics that matter, in ways that allow you to extend your understanding in dialogue with others." was my number one golden rule and I stand by the fact that this line alone has so much integrity and empathy. I interpret this quote to bring an open-mind to explore new thoughts and ideas, unlocking your heart of past information, and being of aware of your own verbal and nonverbal messages.
ReplyDeleteHi Darian, thank you for sharing your perspective on module 5. I also thought the same about module 5 and I am glad I had read your blog. It was very interesting to read an eye opener for me as well. I think it is very important to keep the students engaged in whatever topic the teacher is teaching to the class. Some students find it hard to stay focused when they do not know what is going on. When I was in highschool I had some classes where the teacher would just give you the assignment and would say a few words about the assignment and then let us figure it out. It was not very helpful because I got very distracted and was not really interested in the class, but I feel like if the teacher would have engaged more with the class I would have been more interested in the subject.
ReplyDeleteHello Darian! I really enjoyed reading through your response/ perspective on this class so far. I also feel like I have learned so much from this class that it was hard to narrow down what has impacted me the most so far. As far as your comments on the importance of teaching our students history, I couldn't agree more! Our students need to understand history in such a way that encompasses as much of the world that we live in as possible. On top of this, our students need to learn about past civilizations and societies in order for our world to become the best that it can be. The best way to promote positive change in our society is to start with a positive classroom. To me it seems that most of us have a similar goal in positively impacting the future of our world, and I'm thinking that if we implement these ideas in classrooms all over our society, that there will be no stopping this action.
ReplyDeleteHi Darian! I really enjoyed reading your blog post this week! I also thought module 5 was really important and impactful, and I almost choose it for my own post. In module 5, we discussed a lot about golden lines, especially regarding discussing important issues in our classes. For me, a golden line from your post was, "figures who will guide the incoming generations to their utmost abilities". I thought that was really profound because that is a great way to describe one of our duties as educators. I also really liked how you mentioned Socratic seminars because I thought it's an innovative technique that allows all our students' voices to be heard. I can't wait to see what else you will write in the upcoming weeks!
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