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What students forget:
- The Krebs cycle
- Historical facts
- How to solve quadratic equations
- The homework they did
- Answers on tests
- Worksheets
- Teachers who will forget them
What students remember:
- Teachers who will remember them
- Teachers who listened
- Teachers that made them laugh
- Teachers who were passionate about teaching
- Teachers who didn’t give up on them
- Friends
- Engaging projects
- Sports and clubs
These lists are not extensive… but they are the inspiration for a question: What will students remember about school during the 2020-2021 pandemic?
Teachers have it tough right now. Students too. More than ever teachers need to focus on teaching students, not subjects.
Yesterday I saw an article with a title like, ‘Study shows students are months behind in reading skills due to remote learning.’ Squeezing one more book into the year won’t change that. Showing students a passion for reading will.
Focus on students… and they will remember you, and what you taught them, for all the right reasons.
Great post, David. Important reminders here!