Of the educational myths that were
listed, I think I have heard them all used as though they were true at some
point in my life. The one that I found most surprising was the percentage that
you will remember things at a certain level because people say this all the
time. I have probably heard a school teacher say this at some point growing up
as a reason for why we are doing something. I never knew that the information
behind those numbers was something that was completely made up, I was
surprised. I feel like in college learning styles were focused on and I was
always asked what my learning style was, but I never felt that every child was
a specific learning style. I think there are some ways in which they can
understand better or they enjoy.
I have seen some of the engagement
myths in my teacher assisting classroom. There were times when some of my
students would look completely engaged, but then I would ask them a question
about what they were doing and they were unable to answer. They were good at
pretending they were doing the work, but they were really just seeing how fast
they could get through something and not learning anything as a result.
If
there was a move to implement some of these myths into the classroom, I think
you could show some research that shows the opposite of what is being stated.
Or show some examples of classrooms where the opposite is being used and how
that is successful.
I would often fall into that category of students - just get-r-done to get the grade I wanted. You'll never get 100% engagement. Think about your own high school and college career and the required courses. Were you engaged in all of them?
ReplyDeleteAs you state, you don't feel that you belong/have one particular style. Imagine if you took a (non-valid) test and you were found to be an 'auditory' learner, and ALL of your instruction was geared toward you listening?