My Experience as a Student in the Classroom

My classroom experiences have varied. I was taught in middle school and most of high school in a teacher centered classroom. That is to say, the teacher had all of the knowledge and they were trying to pass it along to me. However, alot of times I did not identify with the text or the teacher. Without this connection, it was very difficult for me to accept anything that they were trying to pass along. Usually, I was to engaged in talking with my friends or doing all I could to dusrupt what ever it was the teacher was trying to do for us to learn.

Then, there was the teacher that cared what my peers and I had to say. This was the class that my opinions were wanted, the class that I learned more even though the teacher talked less. These were usually the teachers that got me to do my homework so I could demonstrate my newly acquired knowledge with them in a class discussion. These were the classes that seemed to fly by, the discussions that spewed over into the hallway. Somehow I learned more when the teacher spoke less. Somehow I cared what the teacher had to say when they showed interest in what I had to say.

WHODATHUNK - Teachers can say less and impart more!