Well, this is a very general question so you will have a lot to read....
A lesson given in one classroom will not be the same given in another classroom even if the content is the same and the objectives. Why? Because even though the teacher is the same, the students are different, and the only way that we can satisfy our students is by trying to understand and help them.
I never had to struggle with a culture very different from mine, because I`ve never been in a lot of countries, but I understand that may be difficult for some students to adapt to a really different culture especially if you don`t speak the same language. The students that are able to learn a new language and go far in their studies should be really appreciated. I speak portuguese, but if I take a master degree in portuguese I will be happy, but if I take in american, I will be extra happy, because writing well in a different language can be a huge obstacle.
Now I am more aware of the students that don`t speak the same language that the others students, because before I came here I never had a student that didn`t speak portuguese. Even though I don`t know how to speak , for example, chinese and african, I can help them and they don`t need to be left out just because we don`t speak the same langugage.
In Portgal children start to learn english earlier then american students start learning spanish and that`s a good thing ,because kids tend to learn languages quicker and because a study proved that students that are bilingual tend to have better grades.
I am seriously against discrimination of the other cultures, race, disabilities and socio- economic status, because I think that make this factor a part of the classroom really enrich our days.
Sorry that I disagree with same people, but I really liked the movie "School of life", because showed us that you don`t need to have a lot of experience to be a respected teacher and that you shouldn`t be afraid to take risks in you classroom (as long as you don`t do something harmful). I have to confess that when I was younger I used to represent with my sister and that I asked my teacher from 9th grade if we could make a movie and she accepted, so I am really into acting. For same people acting is going a little far, like Matt Warner from
the movie, but as long as the students like the class and they are learning, why not?
Have you noticed that I like you`re classes? Yeah, too bad today is the last one. The main difference between you`re classes and the other teachers classes is that you truly care about our tastes, necessities and personalities. I think it`s the first time I have difficulties in being sincere in a class, because you really touch our inner soul, you make us think and reflect about our lives.
We can really see that you prepare you`re classes and you try to make them as interesting as possible and the classes aren`t given always in the same place ,because you want us to see movies, represent, play and cry (of laughter,of course).
My conclusion is ...if you want the students to care about you, you should care about them and is not a shame to follow their ideias, this just show that you`re flexible and comfortable enough to , at last minute, make something different and meaningful. Of course, there is a difference between what the students need and what they want, but if we found a balance we will be successful..
Was I afraid of the keyboard?
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