Sub-Category
Student interactions
Planted on:
Apr 28, 2024 5:04 PM
Last tended:
May 5, 2024 11:46 PM
Garden Sprouts
Teachers often attribute disengagement to the student, to their attitude, ability, persoanlity, or life sitaution. But when asked, students report that they disengage because they are bored. Listening to students respectfully will almost always reveal the way to improve engagement. The norm is to expect students to be constantly trying to “get one over on us”. Like we have to be constantly watching out for them to lie, cheat, plagiarize, challenge grades, and generally not do the work.With the norm of mistrust, we are encouraged to be hard on our students, scare them, set strict standards, etc. They don’t deserve an inch because they are always trying to take a mile.The syllabus is often a place where the presence or absence of trust is visible. Is it written from a position of absolute authority? Does it allow for human realities? Does it offer choices, flexibility, etc?
Category
Teaching