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One of the things we are taught is that teachers must be creative enough to create a class out of nothing, because he or she WILL find that the school won't always have what they need in order to give a proper class.
In my case, my printer/scanner is pretty much on the fritz. Despite having brand new color and black ink it refuses to print in color AND black copies appear smudgy and with lines all over it. Meaning that I can't print out copies for tomorrow's work.
What do I do about it? Simple, I have my students do work on their workbooks, write something on the chalkboard and they write it on their notebook, then if there's time we play a game about story telling and creating.
See what I did? Despite not having the tools to create an elaborate class I had more than enough to create work for me and my students in a short period of time.
This is useful because this is how the greatness of a teacher is valued. The reality of the situation is that not all schools will be lucky with funding, leaving many teachers with little to no materials to work with. They usually have a guide book, some text books and the topics as mentioned in the curriculum. Then its up to the teacher to create classes with what little they have.
We've been taught that you can make a compelling class with just a piece of paper, pencils, rulers and imagination. The key is on the subject and how its taught, not on what the teacher uses because let's face it, you may have all the materials in the world. But if your students learned nothing then its time to change strategies.
Fascinating, no? OK not really. I am, however, proud that I was able to find a solution to my predicament before it was too late.
-pap64
In my case, my printer/scanner is pretty much on the fritz. Despite having brand new color and black ink it refuses to print in color AND black copies appear smudgy and with lines all over it. Meaning that I can't print out copies for tomorrow's work.
What do I do about it? Simple, I have my students do work on their workbooks, write something on the chalkboard and they write it on their notebook, then if there's time we play a game about story telling and creating.
See what I did? Despite not having the tools to create an elaborate class I had more than enough to create work for me and my students in a short period of time.
This is useful because this is how the greatness of a teacher is valued. The reality of the situation is that not all schools will be lucky with funding, leaving many teachers with little to no materials to work with. They usually have a guide book, some text books and the topics as mentioned in the curriculum. Then its up to the teacher to create classes with what little they have.
We've been taught that you can make a compelling class with just a piece of paper, pencils, rulers and imagination. The key is on the subject and how its taught, not on what the teacher uses because let's face it, you may have all the materials in the world. But if your students learned nothing then its time to change strategies.
Fascinating, no? OK not really. I am, however, proud that I was able to find a solution to my predicament before it was too late.
-pap64
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