I love Indexed. It's simple but oh so smart and I just had to share this neat graph. It's so straightforward right? As a student, the more attention my teacher gives me, the more things I'll want to learn. Maybe because I know that my teacher cares enough about me and that makes me want to care too about what I'm learning. Question is, in a class of 40 students how do we give our undivided attention? Multiply 40 children by say, 5 classes and you have 200 students in a week to pay attention to. No wonder, teachers are so drained by Friday.
I agree that sometimes with the task of trying to have a certain sense of relatedness to students, it also causes emotional baggage and strain on the teacher involved.
ReplyDeleteA teacher has to wear many hats and perhaps through the new platforms of new media, we can foster a sense of belonging with our students through the online realm, to bring the classroom virtually anywhere. We have to be careful not to toe the line however...
Thanks for sharing that resource, Adam.
ReplyDeleteAs succinctly as something can be represented in a graph, it can also be misrepresented. I am sure you realise that there are other things that contribute to learning.
On the flipside, too much attention can be a turnoff too. Think about it! :)