Entrance slip: September 11, 2019
On Becoming a Reflective Teacher - Carl A. Grant and Kenneth M. Zeichner
I found the article enlightening for the prospective teachers as it can work as a guideline for us as a teacher candidates right now to have a broader picture of our careers as a teacher in the future. It talks about different attributes, reflection in particular, a teacher should have that can maintain a healthy relationship between the educational institutions and the society.In general, imparting relative over absolute knowledge, balancing situational and rational knowledge can help in overall social-emotional development of our students. The article is from mid 1980s, I believe it is relevant as it emphasizes the importance and the need of reflection in a teacher's life in the present, yet the idea of discrimination in classrooms based on students' ability or strengths is outdated. Evidently, BC's new curriculum does incorporates the program adaptations, modifications to support diverse learners and hence promotes an inclusive education system.
After reading the article , I actually started thinking about the kind of teacher I want to become and the strategies I will be using for effecting teaching and class management and how this will be different from my teachers in the past. It arouse a sense of responsibility in me towards the society as the students I am going to teach are going to shape it. The questions about what to teach, how to teach and why to teach will always agitate until a teacher carefully reflects upon them. The article inclined me to inquire what is meant to be reflective, how and how much reflection is needed and more significantly, if reflection hinders performance. Also, I realized that how important the inquiry and critical skills can be for a teacher, to discriminate between assumptions and beliefs and how these inquiries can be executed in a classroom for providing an active learning environment to the students.
On Becoming a Reflective Teacher - Carl A. Grant and Kenneth M. Zeichner
I found the article enlightening for the prospective teachers as it can work as a guideline for us as a teacher candidates right now to have a broader picture of our careers as a teacher in the future. It talks about different attributes, reflection in particular, a teacher should have that can maintain a healthy relationship between the educational institutions and the society.In general, imparting relative over absolute knowledge, balancing situational and rational knowledge can help in overall social-emotional development of our students. The article is from mid 1980s, I believe it is relevant as it emphasizes the importance and the need of reflection in a teacher's life in the present, yet the idea of discrimination in classrooms based on students' ability or strengths is outdated. Evidently, BC's new curriculum does incorporates the program adaptations, modifications to support diverse learners and hence promotes an inclusive education system.
After reading the article , I actually started thinking about the kind of teacher I want to become and the strategies I will be using for effecting teaching and class management and how this will be different from my teachers in the past. It arouse a sense of responsibility in me towards the society as the students I am going to teach are going to shape it. The questions about what to teach, how to teach and why to teach will always agitate until a teacher carefully reflects upon them. The article inclined me to inquire what is meant to be reflective, how and how much reflection is needed and more significantly, if reflection hinders performance. Also, I realized that how important the inquiry and critical skills can be for a teacher, to discriminate between assumptions and beliefs and how these inquiries can be executed in a classroom for providing an active learning environment to the students.
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