After reading "Chapter 3 - Learning to Unlearn" of The Connected Educator, by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, I now have a better understanding of the need to unlearn concepts. While teaching, teachers must be prepared to unlearn their previous method of teaching so they can learn to efficiently teach their new class of students; this can be for the purpose of differentiation or simply to appeal to the next generation of youths.Humans understand concepts better when it is closer related to their interests. Why not make the class revolve around the students instead of the students revolving around the class. Classes should be more student oriented, students today rely on technology on almost everything (entertainment, social connecting, and other things).
Unlearning sounds like a bad thing but is necessary when teachers have to unlearn what they learned about their last class to learn about their next class. Maybe students would do better with assignments different from the usual read a book and write a paper routine. Creating different types of assignments can keep the class interested or at least not bored. There may be some points where the class/teacher is bored. nevertheless, you truly learn when you are lost and you learn your way when you find it in the dark.
I really agreed with what you said here - " Why not make the class revolve around the students instead of the students revolving around the class." It IS true that we sometimes forget learning is about the student, not the subject!
ReplyDeleteI like how you liked understanding concepts with interests, I think you have a very good idea of how to unlearn and help it with your classroom.
ReplyDeleteI like how you talked about changing the method of delivery for an assignment. Many teachers are stubborn in their ways, but if they truly want to keep the class involved and meet everyone individually, they must relearn!
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Nicole said. Class should revolve around the students.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed how you gave examples of how we can better the way we teach our students. Differentiation is very important and the point about how unlearning old methods and learning new ones is extremely relevant. Good job, I enjoyed reading this!
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's important to figure out what the students are interested in and then go from there. They are more likely to enjoy and understand when they like what you're talking about.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it is important to unlearn about our previous students to be able to reach our current students. Just because one method of teaching worked for our previous students does not mean that it will work for our new students. We need to make adjustment to reach them in a way that is valuable and important to them.
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