Bila Ku Renung - As I Ponder

Engaging students who are unreachable, resisting learning activities and disrupting others is a very difficult task. According to Larry Ferlazzo from Luther Burbank High School, Sacramento, California, one of the best approaches to engaging challenging students is to develope their "intrinsic motivation". Students are motivated to follow their own interest and goals, not to do what teachers want them to do. Teachers have to know the students interest and goals and to develope trusting relationship that help students connect their learning to their goals. How can teachers do this?  There are eight great ways teachers can reach their students. THINK Authoritative beats Authoritarian - being authoritarian means controlling and demanding obedience without giving any explanation why it is important to obey. Whereas being authoritative means demonstrating control rationally through listening and explaining. A study conducted by University of New Hampshire in 2012 shows that childre...

 Teaching online has become a new norm in todays education due to the pandemic wide spread. Teaching online is a lot more tedious since it requires more planning in making sure that students have access materials and the best technology tools available. Let's look at the various task that teachers should look into in preparing an online lesson. Organizing Tasks. Create a list of task that will guide you through the whole week to come. Long Time Goals - is for things that are not immediately done but are optional. Do Now - are things that you need to do in the next 24 hours. Creating - Designing assignments, creating new Units or writing emails. Doing - is filled with items such as making copies, grading or entering grades in record books. Plan for Breaks Set your time for a break. Use your break to allow you to be productive and reset Sometimes chatting and talking is what you need. Say No and Trust Say NO when it is required especially in dealing with things that are not your obli...

 The role of teachers in a child's education has changed from the old ways of "show and tell". Lecturing to students sitting  in rows at desk listening to the teacher is no longer appropriate. Education environment is not only in the classrooms but extends in homes, society and environment. Information is no longer available in books but it is available in large amount in the internet. Students can no longer be treated as consumers of facts and figures. They are creative learners. Teaching is one of the most challenging job and vital in social , culture and economic health of a nation. Dramatic transformation in education are being planted. Prompted by massive revolutions in knowledge, information technology, and public demand for better learning.  Teachers have to do some rethinking of their role in their relationship with students, colleagues, and the community; the tools and techniques they use in teaching; their rights and responsibilities; the form and content o...