Monday, April 20, 2009

"Individualizing" the Classroom


As most people already know, teachers have one of the hardest jobs in the world. It is up to us to teach the people who will, in turn, be responsible for the future. Along with the most popular part of a teacher's job, many other things come along with it. A teacher must be able to look at each student as an individual. Although this task may sound simple, it can be very enduring. When being responsible for teaching 15 to 25 students an objective, the teacher must realize that every student will not learn the same way. Some students learn by hearing, some by writing, some by reading, and others even by looking at pictures. Teachers must take this into consideration when creating their lesson plans. While every child is different in their way of learning, they are also different in their behavior and attitude. Students will come from all different backgrounds, whether its racial, economic, or cultural. When teachers have to discipline, they must take this into consideration as well. As long as a teacher is careful, I feel as though treating his/her students equally, yet as individuals should be a fairly accessible task.

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