Thursday, July 25, 2013
"Parents Aren't Necessary for Students to Learn"
WOW! This article from Edutopia: Ben Johnson's Blog just blew me away. So many points that make complete sense about how parents are pictured and the complaints about how they aren't helping their students. I personally took this article to "heart" literally! At one point we are asked what is the most important...the "heart" of a student's learning is their teacher and the support of their school. I am sharing this with my building as I am writing this because everything I read was the exact image of my building. I know my students want to learn and use that information to be better people. I just want to spread that knowledge through my halls!
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What an eye opening article. When a student has difficulty learning, it is easy to pass blame on someone else, most likely the parents. I really liked how he defined the heart of student learning as the determined, responsible, and caring teacher. I feel the same way about our building. The majority of our teachers are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure every student is successful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI guess in my 21 years of teaching I knew in my heart that it really had to do with the student and the teacher in the primary learning process. If one can find the key to what motivates a student to accomplish something, learning will take place. It was always just to easy to blame parents for lack of student learning. This article was a great reminder of who we need to be as teachers.
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