domingo, 5 de abril de 2009

How Teachers should Design Their Class

There are some teachers who divide their class between smart children and slow students. In addition, this problem is always happening inside classrooms. At the same time, this method does not bring about benefits as in theory teachers suppose it will. In other words, what teachers need is integrate everyone in order to build an equal class.

Nowadays the government has invested a lot of money in order to have better teachers. However, the results have not been positive. In fact, until today antique methods are been applied by teachers which are not appropriates for their students such as separate the class in groups as intelligent students and slow pupils. As Jane Jacobs in The Death and Life of Great American Cities says that this idea of showing people what they can not to do or get only causes negative consequences because they tend to focus on their weakness (5-7).

On the other hand, Hardly ever have students the opportunity to be seated in a circle. Many mentors think that the discipline will be incontrollable. Nevertheless, Malcolm Gladwell, in "Designs for Working" offers that it is a good instance for people to be in the center of the room because they have the facility to share their opinions and receive feedback for part of their classmates (60). For that reason, it is crucial that children can interact with their pairs. In fact, this activity helps students to exchange ideas and find out other solutions about a problem. In addition, when students have the instructions completely clear the discipline is thoroughly manipulated.

Finally, if only teachers understood that children are different maybe discrimination would not exist. What children need is to feel that they are the principal characters of the class and teachers should give them the instance to express their thoughts . This method will transform the class in something dynamic and equal.