The past four weeks have allowed me to grow in more ways than I thought I would. One example of this is learning how significant age gaps and grade levels are. There are certain situations where a student may fall behind due to being pushed ahead a grade level. Another important aspect that came to light was incorporating student interests in teaching. One of the biggest parts of teaching include making sure that students are retaining the knowledge. One way to do this is by incorporating fun assignments rather than assignments the students dread doing. As students develop, it is not less important, rather students may have the will to do assignments they dont want to do. When they are young like my kindergarten class, there is a fine line of enjoyable activities which need to be carefully selected. I say this because they can either be fun and educational, or too fun which can prevent it from being educational. Fun activities can create engagement with the students allowing for the knowledge to be better retained. Finally, one of the most important things I observed throughout these four weeks includes promoting educational learning. Students absolutely need to feel comfortable in the space their given in order to be able to learn. Without a safe learning environment, students might not go outside of their comfort zone, and learning only occurs outside of one’s comfort zone. This can be achieved by using tools like positive reinforcement and promoting questions to be asked.
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