By Hailey Feldman
EDI 15A: Psychological Perspective: Teaching & Learning
College of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
March 23, 2010
If I could plan and lead a college seminar on any subject, it would be about the importance of peer discussion within secondary school classrooms. After a teacher presents new material to the students, there should be opinion-based peer-discussions regarding the new subject. This encourages critical listening skills, repetitive learning tactics and creates friendships.
I would write my seminar knowing that my audience would be mostly humanities teachers and education students. I would stress the importance of a student’s academic development to my audience. Humanities instructors must facilitate the ability of students to express his or her opinions and ideas. Peer discussions are a way to boost a student’s self-confidence by teaching public speaking skills and rhetoric.
When a teacher allows time for open discussions, students will be eager to engage in constructive debates. If a student can formulate an instant stance when being presented with new information, he or she will be equipped to defend their ideas logically, persuasively, and at a moment’s notice.
I have found that my classes with peer discussions are the ones in which I absorb material most easily. It forces me to take new information, interpret it, and formulate a new idea from what is presented. In my classroom, students will be able to vocalize their opinions after I deliver my lesson. I want my students to feel safe expressing their ideas, while also knowing that they must be fully engaged during lessons to earn a high participation grade.
EDI 15A: Psychological Perspective: Teaching & Learning
College of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
March 23, 2010
If I could plan and lead a college seminar on any subject, it would be about the importance of peer discussion within secondary school classrooms. After a teacher presents new material to the students, there should be opinion-based peer-discussions regarding the new subject. This encourages critical listening skills, repetitive learning tactics and creates friendships.
I would write my seminar knowing that my audience would be mostly humanities teachers and education students. I would stress the importance of a student’s academic development to my audience. Humanities instructors must facilitate the ability of students to express his or her opinions and ideas. Peer discussions are a way to boost a student’s self-confidence by teaching public speaking skills and rhetoric.
When a teacher allows time for open discussions, students will be eager to engage in constructive debates. If a student can formulate an instant stance when being presented with new information, he or she will be equipped to defend their ideas logically, persuasively, and at a moment’s notice.
I have found that my classes with peer discussions are the ones in which I absorb material most easily. It forces me to take new information, interpret it, and formulate a new idea from what is presented. In my classroom, students will be able to vocalize their opinions after I deliver my lesson. I want my students to feel safe expressing their ideas, while also knowing that they must be fully engaged during lessons to earn a high participation grade.
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