After reading this chapter by Nakkula it was very eye opening.
When students act out in class many educators don’t try to see why they are
acting out, they simply just discipline them.
They believe this will solve the problem but it doesn't. If educators
took the time to speak to the student that is acting up and form a better
relationship with them they might find out why they are acting up and their educational
experience will only get better.
What I also enjoyed about this chapter is when they spoke
about scaffolding and the zone of proximal development (ZPD). I believe
scaffolding is an extremely important part of education because not all
students learn the same way and lessons must be changed in different ways so
that each student learns they best they can. The ZPD is another important part
of education because this is where the most possibility for growth occurs for
students. Educators strive for students to learn in their ZPD because if not
students maybe become bored or frustrated because they aren't learning to their
full capacity.
As a future youth worker I need to make sure that if a child
is acting up in a program to make sure to speak to them and figure out what is
really going on and not be quick to judge. Also when education comes to play I must
make sure to remember that not all students learn the same and remember to
always aim to educate in the ZPD.
I agree that in order for students to learn at their full potiential then they must be at full capacity. That is a great point and usuing the zone of proximal development and scaffolding is a great asset as a teacher or youth developer. You don't want to make activities so challenging that students wont want to try but you also don't want them to be so easy that they get bored. Goods point all around.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, its more about finding out whats going on that judging the child. We need to find new ways to engage children and be able communicate with them. We can use ZPD and scaffolding to help us and maybe even create new ways to be able to engage with the children and even adolescents,
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