Wk2 Reading: Using My Contributions to Learn from Any Chair while Remembering Rule Number 6
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Success and failure is hard concept that not even I have mastered. I am far from it. As a student in school I knew the feeling of success and I stressed myself out to remain successful. I should have seen my success and my accomplishments as a chance to think outside of the box or take a risk. However, I saw it as a trap. I think that students are not able to escape the rules that have been set for the game of failure and success. In school students often see success and failure in a black and white perspective. They never see it in shades of grey, which they should. They don’t see the room they have to improve. They box themselves up in a failure or successful category. Zander & Zander (2000) mention contribution in Chapter 1. In the classroom students should contribute what they can to the overall learning experience. Contribution will turn into growth and growth will eventually turn into success.
One thing that I find amazing is that many times we strive to show our success. It is almost as though we work so hard in life and as students but many times we do not receive the recognition of a success no matter how great or how small which many times makes us feel trapped. We as educators need to make sure we praise our students and highlight even their smallest success in order to keep the motivation going.
ReplyDelete