Sunday, January 16, 2011
Class 1, Reading 1
I agree with the article 100%. Students learn so much more through their own hands on experiences, especially when it comes to science. It is so important to allow students to completely take over and use their imagination, background knowledge and the materials they are given to investigate on their own time. In my experience, given students examples and allowing them to ask questions and explore on their own has proven much more effective than giving them a textbook and an assessment. We need to make lessons and the material we teach more memorable and students remember lessons that are engaging and meaningful. Therefore, we need to bring more lessons like the examples given in this article to the classroom.
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I completely agree with your statement that out students learn more from their own experiences. I feel strongly that each lesson, in all subjects, should be linked to experiences. This is beneficial in proving to our students that what they are being taught matters outside of the classroom. So often, academic knowledge appears to be “useless” to students as they wonder “when will I ever use this again”. I, too, used to feel this way, even throughout college courses. It is important that, as educators, we still acknowledge our role as students and learners when adapting our lessons to meet the needs and relativeness of our students daily lives.
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