the ways of the past

The lecture discussed the unrealistic expectation from teachers in being 'Jack of all trade' which is often not possible in real world.It stresses the need for letting the teachers teach what they feel most passionate about, in this way they will motivate the children.It is also a fact that no one can be good in all the subjects at the same

During this session we examined the different stages of teacher development and the different types of teachers we may be. I reflected on the fact that to a large degree, we as student teachers are expected to ‘play the game’, deliver the curriculum and are, in many cases, not encouraged to develop our creativity in the classroom. As a reflective practitioner, I must acknowledge that I have felt stifled by this approach but have found myself delivering the curriculum by the dictates of whichever placement I have been involved. Some subjects offer more scope for creativity, science, art, history, music and these are the subjects in which I have felt there has been more flexibility for a more creative approach. The lesson

Another major issue that is addressed in the article is with the teachers and their teaching styles. The method in which most teachers teach their

Any student, whether in elementary or college, learns better when the subject matter is thought-provoking and appealing. Traditional and old curriculum provides a baseline for students to meet and follow. Also, traditional curriculum is based of individualism and discourages exchanges between the student and teacher. Individual work teaches the child to develop internal critical thinking skills but it may bore the student. Teachers should continually interact with their students and challenge the student to think outside the box. Great teachers in today's system should help students develop a new way of thinking about history, math, english, and science and their education in general.

“The Past” by Oodgeroo portrays both the author’s resentment for the mistreatment of aboriginals in the past and also depicts her desires. Oodgeroo Conical her aboriginal name also knows as Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska was the first Aborigine women to have her works published in which she used to promote aboriginal rights. Oodgeroo’s has a variety of poems which all are very direct, uses accessible rhyme schemes and allusion. Poems such as “Dark unmarried mothers, “Time is running out” and “The dawn is at hand” corresponds well to this poem. On other hand, “Let us not be bitter” has a large contrast between “The Past” but is thematically linked. Oodgeroo has used effective language devices such as imagery, metaphors, figurative

Wiggins & McTighe (2005) said it best “teachers are designers” and we need the right to craft our curriculum and learning experiences to meet specified purposes (Pg. 13. Ch. 1). We are all teaching different students, in different cities, in different states; all of whom that have individual strengths and weaknesses, come from various homes, a multitude of diversified backgrounds, who speak different languages and all of whom who have experienced their lives in different manners. I have been teaching for well over 11 years, and I have never once modified my teaching to meet the needs of a curriculum, I always have and will continue to adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of my students.

In the practice of teaching, it is the responsibility of a teacher not only to teach students subject matter, but to teach students in order to enable them to grow and develop as a person. While it is essential for students to have an understanding of academic material, it is also equally as important that when students finish their education they have skills to use in

Developing a curriculum is a difficult process, moreso when an educator has to keep in mind the number of students they are trying to reach. At the secondary level, it is not uncommon for a teacher to be responsible for 150 or more students. Each of these students presents a unique and trying task for educators who want to help students learn. Students have different modalities for which they gain knowledge, and it is the teacher’s job to engage those

Steven Weinberg said, “After you learn quantum mechanics, you are never really the same again.” After reading through Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 in In Search of Schrodinger’s Cat, this quote absolutely makes sense. Quantum Mechanics has greatly changed my general perception of a classical particle, especially with the wave-particle duality. Aside from learning that a particle can exhibit wave-like behaviors and particle-like behaviors, there were other interesting circumstances that quantum mechanics brought to my attention in the subject’s rich history.

Sir Ken Robinson suggested that school totally destroys creativity and student’s behavior. Sir Ken felt the 21st century deprived students from being creative (TED 2006). Creativity was at the bottom of students list Sir Ken suggested. Sir Ken suggests that school was supporting the core subjects and did not feel creativity was important to student’s daily lives (TED 2006). Math, English, science and history are four cores taught in public school which only produced memorized facts (TED 2006). Schools are not concern with the future growth of student. School is more concern how students score on the standardized test.

‘To the teacher, I would say that you must satisfy the parents and industry that what you are doing meets the requirements and the needs of our children’ (TES Magazine, 11/10/1996)

It is this approach by the government, over the years, which has shifted the views on teacher professionalism. The erosion of creativity and autonomy reduces the need to reflect and as the ATL states ‘Review and reflection may be pointless in an environment where the teacher is or feels powerless to innovate, where decisions and changes are always imposed from above.’

One of the most pressing issues that I have found that is creeping up on most countries is the globalization of education. The different influences in the world are causing education systems to become more and more similar. Different groups have had differing reactions to these changes as some societies view it as a positive change and some view it as a negative change. One particular thing that a lot of countries are beginning to enforce is a national curriculum for their country. With the increasing popularity of a national curriculum also comes the increasingly prominent focus on worldwide issues. This is also causing national curriculums to become more and more alike and it appears a globalized curriculum is forming. One country in particular, Australia, has begun to slowly, but surely, incorporate the ideals of standardized testing and national curriculum into their classrooms starting in 2012. In this case study, I am not here to give you my opinion, but rather to give you the differing opinions on the implementation of these standardized tests and the idea of a national curriculum.

When understanding education there are many different ways which the purpose of education may be applied and defined. My personal philosophy of education is, 'educators must nurture/guide students within the academic field, to that the aims, goals and results during this task of educating or being educated are achieved '. This philosophy is used to understand that both teachers and students play an integral role in education. Academic performance, classroom methods/practices and also meeting the requirements of both the senior secondary Australian Curriculum Framework and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers Framework are examples of these roles. This essay will discuss in detail how my personal philosophy of education, reflects on the role of teachers and learners, the aim of education and the methods and practices used in the classroom. Jean Jacques Rousseau, Paulo Freire, Locke, and Plato/Socrates are the four theorists that shall be used within this essay, to support claims and justify statements regarding this philosophy. John Dewey and A.S Neil are two non-supporting theorists that shall be used in contrast to justify this philosophy.

Studying is not that hard, we just need to go back were theres no Net, wifi. Stuying old ways are more effective but time consuming. But if you want to learn it will surely take time to do so. We cant literally blame people who invented this kind of entertainment since their objective is for the great and easy way of work. It is us the people who take advantage or maybe lazy or get addicted to it. We must have control. Like as if the government will control our time usage in wifi.