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Teachers help bridge the gap between students' perception and reality. Even more intriguing, we get to facilitate student learning about how to create their own reality, giving them the tools to communicate their ideas in a multiplicity of formats.
Students sometimes come to school pretending that they don't want to participate, and yet if we don't do our job to the best of our ability, they feel slighted and rightly so; it's not within our job description to fail them. We must reach them in 3 distinct ways. |
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First, we must act as an example on how to effectively communicate. No matter where students find themselves once they graduate, their family life and their work position will demand they learn to express themselves in an appropriate manner and to be able to work as a team. |
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Second, we must keep in mind that we don't serve the curriculum, the curriculum serves us. Texts serve to bridge gaps in understanding between cultures, languages, ideas and much more. This is learned not solely by the facts that reside within the texts, but through the conversation that is spawned by them.It is absolutely critical that students are found able to meet state goals through this process, but it is the process that ignites life long learning and growth. |
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Lastly, we must give them as many opportunities as possible to express their understanding in ways that are unique to their interests. Everyone wants to be understood, but tradtional methods for expressing understanding are limiting. It is up to us to gives students the opportunity to explore and express the many dimentions that make up who they are and what they can achieve. |
