"In academic classes, students are told how to behave, what to learn, when and how to learn it, and then are assessed in ways that may not take into account the diverse intelligences that exist in every student population. Often when students ask, “Why do we have to learn this?”, they are treated to a cold stare or told, “Because it's on the test.” Then, if the students are unsuccessful in proving that they learned what has been demanded of them in the way that the system has decided they must prove it, they are punished with low grades. Worse, the system labels them “failures.” In this kind of system, students are powerless."
Classroom of Choice, Chapter 4: Power in the Classroom, Creating the Environment
Johnathan Erwin
This type of situation is or has been an unfortunate reality for many students. It is up to current and future teachers to implement modern pedagogy skills and student driven practices to create learning environments where the learners are empowered to achieve self-guided goals. This chapter, found on the link below, discusses ways to give more power to the students by allowing them to have more of a say in decisions and devise features of the class that reflect their personal needs, desires, and ideas.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/104020/chapters/[email protected]
Johnathan Erwin
This type of situation is or has been an unfortunate reality for many students. It is up to current and future teachers to implement modern pedagogy skills and student driven practices to create learning environments where the learners are empowered to achieve self-guided goals. This chapter, found on the link below, discusses ways to give more power to the students by allowing them to have more of a say in decisions and devise features of the class that reflect their personal needs, desires, and ideas.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/104020/chapters/[email protected]
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