Wednesday 1 April 2015

Case study - Classrooms are Boring ( the problems of teachers )

The case study is important to find the root of the problems so that we can exactly know about the problems in order to find the practical solutions to deal with the problems .

There are some reasons of why the students feel bored in the classrooms :

The problems of teachers ( teaching methods)
1) Power Point
     PowerPoint is a very valuable tool, but this only applies in certain situations. When a teacher writes paragraphs upon paragraphs on a single PowerPoint slide, and then proceeds to read them all verbatim to "teach" the class, the students completely zone out. The teachers are not advisable to use the same method all the way for their teaching . It definitely makes the classes become boring and the students will not pay much attentions to it .

2) Sitting to long
     Although it’s important to increase the  students’ stamina for both paying attention during lessons and focusing during independent work, if they’re made to sit too long, the teachers are asking for trouble. Good teachers are observant and thus learn to know precisely when to switch gears and get their students up and moving . 

3) Talking too much
     Sometimes ,  the teachers keep talking and teaching in the classroom without giving the students for the short break . Students need room to breathe or they’ll form an unspoken mutiny and turn your classroom upside down. Talking too much is especially smothering . The students do not have the opportunity to express their own opinions during the lesson as they just keep listening to what the teachers has taught them .  What is important is the more economical and concise the teachers are with their words, however, the more attentive the students will be.

4) Making the simple to become complex
       Many teachers misunderstand the oft-heard mandate for more rigor. They take it to mean that they need to make their instruction more complex, more involved, more verbose—which is a major reason why students don’t progress.

5) Talking about behavior instead of doing something about it
     Teachers who struggle with classroom management tend to talk endlessly about behavior. They hold class meetings. They hash things out. They revisit the same tired topic over and over, much to their students’ eye-rolling chagrin. Effective classroom management is about action. It’s about doing and following through and holding students accountable. It isn’t about talking.

6) Directing too much, observing too little.
      Most teachers are in constant motion—directing, guiding, handholding, and micromanaging students from one moment to the next. This is not only remarkably inefficient, but it dampens enthusiasm for school. Instead, rely on sharp, well-taught routines to keep your students awake, alive, and responsible through every transition and repeatable moment of your day—while you observe calmly from a distance.




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