When I came to college 2,5 years ago I thought that teaching was be my dream job. Unfortunately, things have changed. Well, the situation looks like this: whem I go to my school and teach everything is ok, I enjoy it very much but when I come back to KJO suddenly this excitement goes away. Why? Because KJO kills our creativity; everything, if not followed by some strict rules, is wrong. I say, let us get the experience and tell what does and what doesn't work for us in terms of teaching. I don't wanna say that introduction-lead in-1st,2nd readin' listenin' etc. is something bad but do we always have to stick to it? I wonder when was the last time when a kjo teacher conducted lessons in junior high? LOL;-) That's enough cause I don't want to be ostrcized...
Summing up, I like this profession but there are times when you have enough because of the whole red tape.
Here is a sample of what students can do. I found it on YOU TUBE;-)Get a load of that! BTW I wonder how would you deal with the problem (after having 3 years of methodology)?
9/11 again
11 years ago
3 comments:
My first comment would be: OMFG.
But still, these things happen in our schools. This is not the 'creativity' we want to see in our classrooms, isn't it?
OMG :D
Let me speak in defense of KJO - who else will? :) I think that before you start experimenting and finding your own way of doing things, you need to know the basics, things that have been proven to work effectively for others. Only after you've tested them yourself will you know how they work in a real lesson, and how to adapt them to your own situation and needs. So I guess you just need to survive now, and then time will come for being more creative. Actually, I don't think creativity would ever be held against you, as long as what you do makes sense. Good luck with your teaching! :)
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