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How might you use what you learned in this lesson in your school/classroom?
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Standards are placed to have and guideline to go by for everyone. Of course I have to teach on standard, but I like to teach the whole student and on their level. The standard will be taught, but at the level of understanding for the student; as each student learns differently. Standards are just a starting line, I like for my students to push themselves to go beyond and master the standards and learn more.
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I believe have standards in schools makes sense. We have the ability now to be in constant contact with schools all around the world and we have more transferring of students from one school to another more than we did when the Pilgrims settled. It is beneficial to have an agreed upon set of standards that students should know by a certain age. Setting standards doesn’t limit what we can teach, it just gives a minimum of what a student should know and helps build upon their knowledge year after year.
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I think that having standards is a good thing, however it is my job to teach the students how to learn. I don’t teach just to the test. Teaching to a test narrows minds. I try to teach in a way at encourages students to “explore” and learn.
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I think it is important to have a standard or aim. Teach toward that aim using methods that ensure that the standard is covered. Students should be assessed fairly on that information.
