It is often said that teachers teach the way they were taught. This statement is slowly coming to life. As an education major, I am reaching the point where I am have to decide my stance on certain teaching methods. In class, we discuss pros and cons to particular methods and incoporate experiences of our own. When I was in school, I enjoyed working with a group because I am an extremely social person. However, every situation can be good or bad and anywhere in between.
One particular experience I have enjoyed in a group was with a group presentation I had to complete for a Human Resource Development class here at JMU. We were placed with a group for an entire semester and assigned each other roles within the group in order to hold each other accountable. The groups were arranged based on a learning styles inventory test and I enjoyed the company and work ethic of my team. We knew what to expect from one another and the project was completed in a timely and even manner.
One particular experience I have not enjoyed in a group was with a group presentaion I had to complete for Communications class here at JMU. We were placed into randomly assigned groups based on last name and were to come up with a speech topic and presentation to make in class on an informative topic. Each member was unsure of what the other was going to be doing and information overlapped, as well as some members contributing nothing until the last day.
Overall, I would not say I am going to completely follow the ways my teachers taught me and I think this is in particularly because all teachers are different. I am sure I will incorporate elements of previous teachers into my classroom experience, but there is not one teacher who I believe to be the perfect model. When it comes to group work, I think teachers need to serve as a mentor and mointor in order to keep the work on task and to help members keep one another accountable.
One particular experience I have enjoyed in a group was with a group presentation I had to complete for a Human Resource Development class here at JMU. We were placed with a group for an entire semester and assigned each other roles within the group in order to hold each other accountable. The groups were arranged based on a learning styles inventory test and I enjoyed the company and work ethic of my team. We knew what to expect from one another and the project was completed in a timely and even manner.
One particular experience I have not enjoyed in a group was with a group presentaion I had to complete for Communications class here at JMU. We were placed into randomly assigned groups based on last name and were to come up with a speech topic and presentation to make in class on an informative topic. Each member was unsure of what the other was going to be doing and information overlapped, as well as some members contributing nothing until the last day.
Overall, I would not say I am going to completely follow the ways my teachers taught me and I think this is in particularly because all teachers are different. I am sure I will incorporate elements of previous teachers into my classroom experience, but there is not one teacher who I believe to be the perfect model. When it comes to group work, I think teachers need to serve as a mentor and mointor in order to keep the work on task and to help members keep one another accountable.
No comments:
Post a Comment