Teaching Practicum

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Paulo Freire(1972) states that, “Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world”. In this statement made by Paulo Friere he states the importance of allowing the integration of education with social transformation and how education can be used to readdress wrongs that were done in the past by allowing students to become critical thinkers by giving them opportunities to solve real world problems and by providing fair and equal education …show more content…

Teachers first thought that students are empty vessels that needed to be filled with knowledge but research has shown that students have knowledge before actually being taught, due to this teachers had to change their teaching approach to learning and also design their lessons to cater for all students regardless of their race, gender, socio-economic background, beliefs, language, traditions, disability or impairment, all these are also known as barriers to learning which are aspects that make it difficult for learning to persist in a classroom. It is of importance that teachers has the set of skills needed to address these issues when teaching a class so they can create an environment that is conducive to learning for all students. A teachers needs to promote equal learning in his/her classroom to help student realize their capabilities and learn to become critical thinkers. Teachers understand student diversity and know how to plan and teach learning experiences and design assessments that are responsive to differences among students that promote all students’ learning. In a diverse classroom a teacher must appreciate the uniqueness of each person and mutual respect for all. According to (Gollnick & Chinn, 2002) As more and more students from diverse backgrounds populate 21st century classrooms, and efforts mount to identify

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