"The exhilaration of achievement"(Lillard, 1996, p. 12). How can we make sure that our students are feeling this everyday?
Classroom activities should be based on interest (of students) and not forced by the teacher. Meaningful lessons that spark that internal motivation of students to accomplish something great. Let the children be our guide for planning. Truly observe each student and see where their interest lay and dig deeper into THEIR needs.
"Teach Me To Do It Myself," we don't hear that too often these days.
What does it mean to you?
Tina
How about, as teachers, trying NOT to:
ReplyDelete- Prescribe each step of the way for kids
- EVER have a project where you couldn't tell one kid's work from another
- Leave, purposely, some ambiguity in assignments
If we don't do the things above, and instead move ourselves from the front of the room to the back, the space children need for true achievement will begin to exist.
I agree.
ReplyDelete"We do not want complacent pupils but eager ones;we should seek to sow life in children rather than theories, to help them in their growth, mental and emotional as well as physical." (chapter 3 pg. 52-53)
In order to ensure our students feel, “the exhilaration of achievement” every day we must ensure we create classroom and school environments were students feel supported and comfortable. As a teacher who is new to Montessori, I am still in awe at how the programmes flexibility cultivates individual student interest. I love that students are given input into what they are learning. Each student can take something different from a lesson and is able to investigate the area or topics that appeals to them. As teachers we support achievement by asking questions to help guide student exploration.
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