Reading “Literacy with an Attitude” made me think about all the different schools I attended growing up because I jumped around too many schools. I used to go to a catholic school where teachers would teach lessons using textbooks, and we would have to complete worksheets from that textbook. Teachers would base their knowledge on their textbooks to be able to teach a lesson to my class. I never really cared for school because it was always based on a book and no creativity could be shown. Moving away from my catholic school was an adjustment and improvement in my learning skills because although some classes were still boring, they still incorporated freedom in other classes. I will never forget my history class in middle school because my teacher was always so passionate about what he taught and incorporated our art class to make art based on what we were learning. My teacher would not only teach us but also allow us to use our knowledge to make art or presentations about what we took from his lessons. My history teacher connected with his students very well and wanted his students to be able to have freedom in projects so that we would be able to find motivation to succeed. Instead of being so direct as well he would find ways to intrigue the class with movies or real-life experiences he had to go through. I understand that teachers have certain ways of teaching, but I will have to agree that it should be up to the students to be able to have the freedom to be more independent in learning what they want to learn. Rather than having teachers follow a textbook, they should be able to incorporate the textbook with fun activities and options for students to choose from instead of being stern about learning one way.
Link: https://www.edutopia.org/article/importance-student-choice-across-all-grade-levels/
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