Evening 6-Class Reflection

THE READING PROCESS!
Class began with this inspirational video from Ted Talks- The Myth of Average, in which he spoke of the adjustable seat in the classroom. He spoke of the need to design a learning environment not on average but to suit every individual student so as not to destroy the talent of the children we have in our class, he pointed out how the designing on average can affect our students in a negative way.

This video reinforces what I have been saying for a long time, not because you do not have a degree or a high school diploma for that matter, doesn't mean you are an idiot, some people get frustrated simply because they are bored with what is being taught, this can be because of many reasons

1. the person knows what is being taught and much more and doesn't feel the need to sit through a class teaching what he/she already knows
2. what is being taught is too advanced for the student who feels lost and sees no reason to sit through a class that he/she cannot understand anyway 
3. the students understand some of the content but cannot understand others

This list can go on and on because there are so many different ways that individuals learn, that is why I believe that students need to be observed over time to assess their learning potential and needs, there should not be a general class with thirty or more students who function differently and the reason for their differences remain unknown throughout their schooling years.
Children are individuals in a classroom, there is no "one shoe fits all" their educational needs have to be addressed on an individual basis or we are going to lose our children to boredom and disinterest. Teachers need to find the adjustable seats in their classroom that will fit the learning needs of their students in order to hold their interest and help them to excel educationally.

PollEv, a new way of taking polls from classmates, students, friends! I'm telling you this class is great! i have learned so much in these past few weeks its simply amazing!

The task analysis was really interesting as I had to analyse my reading process which i had not paid much attention to before so that really was an eye opener especially when I had to compare this with how my students will learn.

The Reading brain was also an interesting video that helps us to see the complexities of the brain and how we can help young children to start to read in a fun way.

 Then we had this you tube video Secret Life of The Brain, that tells us a little on how the brain works with the senses. I was particularly interested in the final part that looks at the dyslexic functions and how scholars test a person with this problem before and after to see how the brain differs in these two instances. It is of particular interest to note that a person with dyslexia can be very smart with only the problem being with them being unable to read and understand print, I am looking forward to watching the episode on the teenage brain