Educate students by understanding their needs
By Tarissa Pickens
EDI 17 Psychology & Development of Adolescent Students
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 4, 2010
Who Am I? This was an interesting topic for today’s lesson. It was interesting because it identified one of the reasons that there are teacher-student conflicts within the classroom. If a student is struggling to find out who they are and no support is given by the teacher then there seems to be a conflict of interest and no common playing field. As future teachers for today society we must realize that social issues now arise in the classroom and have extended the roles of teachers. Yes, we must nurture their intellect while fostering their development of self.
But this also raises another interesting question: Does today education have time to foster the development of the student? Or is it all about academics?
In class you use an interesting approach to find out who we were by asking us to write a poem. Now that I sit down and have time to contemplate that question, it has changed. I think a lot of people who participated in this exercise can agree that it’s difficult to answer, who you are? There are so many influences that have molded and shaped you that it becomes a complex answer. As I listen to my peers responses to what is identity, I saw the complexity of such an issue.
In reference to the two stories that you distributed at the end of the class, the question of nature vs. nurture came up. After reading these two students responses I believe story one was one of nurture. While participating in the Walt Disney Program, the program introduced her to new ideas and gave her opportunities to meet and interact with the outside world (outside of American culture). It nurtured her ability to make connections with people that are not similar to her and to understand the idea of fulfillment and satisfaction. These could have been ideals that she might not have been exposed to if she did not take this opportunity or ideas that she might have learned at some other point in her life.
The second story seems to fit in with nature. The writer’s nature gave him a keen interest in sports. Their nature overtook them and allowed them to be an active participant in the sport world (i.e. attending soccer and watching football).
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 4, 2010
Who Am I? This was an interesting topic for today’s lesson. It was interesting because it identified one of the reasons that there are teacher-student conflicts within the classroom. If a student is struggling to find out who they are and no support is given by the teacher then there seems to be a conflict of interest and no common playing field. As future teachers for today society we must realize that social issues now arise in the classroom and have extended the roles of teachers. Yes, we must nurture their intellect while fostering their development of self.
But this also raises another interesting question: Does today education have time to foster the development of the student? Or is it all about academics?
In class you use an interesting approach to find out who we were by asking us to write a poem. Now that I sit down and have time to contemplate that question, it has changed. I think a lot of people who participated in this exercise can agree that it’s difficult to answer, who you are? There are so many influences that have molded and shaped you that it becomes a complex answer. As I listen to my peers responses to what is identity, I saw the complexity of such an issue.
In reference to the two stories that you distributed at the end of the class, the question of nature vs. nurture came up. After reading these two students responses I believe story one was one of nurture. While participating in the Walt Disney Program, the program introduced her to new ideas and gave her opportunities to meet and interact with the outside world (outside of American culture). It nurtured her ability to make connections with people that are not similar to her and to understand the idea of fulfillment and satisfaction. These could have been ideals that she might not have been exposed to if she did not take this opportunity or ideas that she might have learned at some other point in her life.
The second story seems to fit in with nature. The writer’s nature gave him a keen interest in sports. Their nature overtook them and allowed them to be an active participant in the sport world (i.e. attending soccer and watching football).
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