Week 3- Grit
To what extent should we allow students to figure things out for themselves?
This week focused on the idea of when and how important is it for students to struggle in class. In an article written by Valerie Strauss she talked about how as teachers we are so focused on meeting our goals or getting kids up to a certain score on a test we often feel it's not ok to let students struggle because to may that may mean we are bad teachers.
This idea is one that is challenging because often time we are teachers tend to like to control the learning that happens in our classrooms. We don't want our students to struggle with something because we want learning to be fun for all our students. I think it's important to let kids struggle to a point. There is definitely a time when teaches need to step in and give assistance to students who may be really struggling.
The articles I explored this week in particular the one written by Tovia Smith on Grit was very interesting. I learned a lot from reading it. Grit is defined as persistence, determination, and resilience. I liked the example of what drives on kid to practice something for hours or years and another quit after the first set back. I think this is really interesting because I would like to know that for myself.
This week focused on the idea of when and how important is it for students to struggle in class. In an article written by Valerie Strauss she talked about how as teachers we are so focused on meeting our goals or getting kids up to a certain score on a test we often feel it's not ok to let students struggle because to may that may mean we are bad teachers.
This idea is one that is challenging because often time we are teachers tend to like to control the learning that happens in our classrooms. We don't want our students to struggle with something because we want learning to be fun for all our students. I think it's important to let kids struggle to a point. There is definitely a time when teaches need to step in and give assistance to students who may be really struggling.
The articles I explored this week in particular the one written by Tovia Smith on Grit was very interesting. I learned a lot from reading it. Grit is defined as persistence, determination, and resilience. I liked the example of what drives on kid to practice something for hours or years and another quit after the first set back. I think this is really interesting because I would like to know that for myself.
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