Reflective Journal #2
I have not experienced, or at least noticed, when teachers were using standards or even that they were a "thing". I am walking into teaching, having known no different about the apparent struggles of standards. Because of this, I do not fear the idea of using standards. I think that they will be a helpful guide for teaching my students. I think that they provide an excellent check-list to make sure that my students are learning what they need to be learning.
As a future teacher, I view having content learning as an excellent advantage for teaching, because they set a goal and list out the steps. Without the standards, I think I would be completely lost on the subject of what my students are supposed to be learning and at what grade level. I believe that to have a standard set across the state it will be beneficial for students and teachers who might change schools, because it enables them to know what to expect. It also sets a specific expectation for all teachers, which I believe will help greatly for teachers to collaborate with each other.
I learned that it is much more difficult to deconstruct standards than I thought it would be, because there are many different ways to interpret the words. It is a challenge, because I have to rethink words that I thought I know and now have to interpret according to the expectations. I think that it will be a challenge to deconstruct standards in the future, because I know that I have a tendency to interpret words differently than others. My worry is that I will take some of the words too literally and not teach my students to the full extend that they are expected. However, I know that in reaching out to other teachers, who are sharing my experiences, if there is doubt then I believe we can work it out together.
Hi Lillian, I view content learning standards as a great way to plan and map out your lesson planning so you know what concepts your students should be taught within the year. This way you know you're teaching the correct concepts to your students as well and you know your expectation as an educator what you need to do to make your students successful. So after reading your view I noticed that we have a similar idea as to what content learning standards do. I think it's important for teachers to share and compare ideas so they can get an even better understanding of it. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhile I personally do not like standards by itself, I have to admit that it does the job. I find standards to be a great way to help students know what their goals are and where they should be. It keeps students, like me, on track. I think they will be a helpful guide for our future students too! We just have to be sure to be realistic and positive about it.. Standards comes with assessments, a concept students tend to struggle on. I think that having a different approach to standards would help us future educators learn how to have students view it as a positive way.. I'm really struggling on where to start, but I'm hoping that will eventually be shown over time this quarter or during the program, at least. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLillian,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post! I agree that I have learned so much more about what it really means to deconstruct a standard while teaching in the classroom. At first, I was unaware of how important this really was until I put myself in the shoes of a student, re-read the standards, and tried to understand them from a student point of view. I now see that as teachers, it is up to us to put these common core standards into words and lessons that our students can understand and relate to.