Weekly Work
Week 1
This week we talked about Creativity, here are my ideas and thoughts about creativity.
Creativity
This is a big one for me. I find that the older I get, the harder it is to be creative in the classroom. I suppose that is due to the fact that in the classroom from kindergarten to senior year students typically are not given that opportunity. Creativity is in fact frowned upon. I took a liberal studies class last year and we talked about one thing in particular that really stuck with me “The Bucket Theory.” Being an Education major I was really interested in anything that we talked about that had to do with education. Learning about “the bucket theory” was extremely interesting and immediately drew me in. The bucket theory is an analogy that in a nut shell, explains a theory that refers to the relationship between teacher and student. The theory suggests that each student in the classroom has a “bucket” and it is the teacher’s job to just regurgitate information into the student’s bucket. Although it may be a silly analogy, I think that the theory proves to be somewhat true based on my experiences throughout my education. The Bucket theory talks about how students are expected to sit in the classroom and soak up every single piece of information that the teacher provides. It also suggests that students are frowned upon for asking questions or challenging the teacher or challenging the information that they are given. It is the student’s job to simply sit there, be quiet, and listen. I bring up this theory because unfortunately, I find it to be extremely accurate.
So instead of rambling about what is happening in education, I want to address how I plan to change this unfortunate reality that is the “bucket theory.” I believe that there is power in the word “why.” Why do you think happens? Why is this the way it is? I also think that there is also power in asking students what they think will happen next. Instead of telling students that “ this is what happened and this is why it happened.” When I have my classroom I want to challenge kids to think, and question and challenge me and themselves. Students should get messy and play to learn. I truly think that this is a huge problem within education and I intend to change it.
Week 1
This week we talked about Creativity, here are my ideas and thoughts about creativity.
Creativity
This is a big one for me. I find that the older I get, the harder it is to be creative in the classroom. I suppose that is due to the fact that in the classroom from kindergarten to senior year students typically are not given that opportunity. Creativity is in fact frowned upon. I took a liberal studies class last year and we talked about one thing in particular that really stuck with me “The Bucket Theory.” Being an Education major I was really interested in anything that we talked about that had to do with education. Learning about “the bucket theory” was extremely interesting and immediately drew me in. The bucket theory is an analogy that in a nut shell, explains a theory that refers to the relationship between teacher and student. The theory suggests that each student in the classroom has a “bucket” and it is the teacher’s job to just regurgitate information into the student’s bucket. Although it may be a silly analogy, I think that the theory proves to be somewhat true based on my experiences throughout my education. The Bucket theory talks about how students are expected to sit in the classroom and soak up every single piece of information that the teacher provides. It also suggests that students are frowned upon for asking questions or challenging the teacher or challenging the information that they are given. It is the student’s job to simply sit there, be quiet, and listen. I bring up this theory because unfortunately, I find it to be extremely accurate.
So instead of rambling about what is happening in education, I want to address how I plan to change this unfortunate reality that is the “bucket theory.” I believe that there is power in the word “why.” Why do you think happens? Why is this the way it is? I also think that there is also power in asking students what they think will happen next. Instead of telling students that “ this is what happened and this is why it happened.” When I have my classroom I want to challenge kids to think, and question and challenge me and themselves. Students should get messy and play to learn. I truly think that this is a huge problem within education and I intend to change it.