The andrade video was very moving because it gave the perspective of the teacher's point of view. Something us students, never really get into the mindset of. Not only was the Jeff Duncan-Andrade's point of view an aspect, the fact that this particular teacher taught in such an area so concentrated with gang violence and was still able to adapt as a teacher and deliver his students the education they deserved.
"His research interests and publications span the areas of urban schooling and curriculum change, urban teacher development and retention, critical pedagogy, and cultural and ethnic studies."Not only did he go above and beyond to learn the requirements of becoming an average high school teacher, he studied a span of subjects that very well have to do with the students he planned on teaching. Studying subjects like cultural and ethnic studies, and urban teacher development and retention would help any teacher understand their students on a deeper level, and thus developing their own skills as a teacher by learning techniques for every kind of unique individual learner who crosses their path. If every teacher acknowledged their surroundings, and environment they'd realize what kind of students they're teaching and different ways to approach learning techniques just as the andrade video displayed.
Studying those kinds of subjects not only broadens the teacher's perspective, it also let's the student become more comfortable with the fact that they know that this person trying to tell them what they need to do in order to succeed knows where they're coming from and what they're going through the rest of the time that they're not at school.
"Students have to feel like they're at home so if they wanna be comfortablethey gotta get comfortable with the teacher. We kinda have to know about the teacher and we gotta feel like the teacher is real, like he or she really truly wants to help us." If other teachers took classes or studied about different subjects that applied to their students such as social media, or classes on the ever growing technology our younger generation grows so easily to adapt, they'd be able to relate to us students continuously on growing levels. Helping them as a teacher and also producing a better outcome overall by producing more successful students.
What other teaching techniques are there that can help prosper students who live in similar environments?
How could they change the students for the long run and not just for grade purposes?
Why don't students take towards these kinds of techniques?
Oh that's true. Teacher's need to learn the environment they teach in. All students are different and learn different whether by seeing, reading, or just practicing it, different students learn different. So when a teacher is teaching one way, it might make sense to 1/3 of the class, but for the others, the same curriculum taught 20 yrs straight, doesn't work anymore. To answer the first question I think teachers need to be a psychologist, therapist, counselor, and friend first before they even to begin to start teaching. One problem is teaching another is getting kids ready to be taught and having them being able to solely focus on school. I think thats one reason people drop out is because they have so much going on and they cant put all their attention on class. So the technique I would use is to be a teacher second.
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