If, perhaps controversially, you think of yourself as the ‘manager’ of your students, this article (entitled "Why Good Employees Quit") will get you thinking!
You could start by changing its title to “Why Students Quit?”
As I read it I kept thinking of the students I lead mainly in their Language learning journey and started asking myself some questions.
For instance, looking at number 1 in the article I wondered: Are we ‘overworking’ our young at school? Number 4 got me asking myself: Could my students think I don’t care about them? And with 6 and 7 I thought: How are students being asked to use their creativity (thinking of it not as “artistic skills” but more as “problem-solving skills”)? Finally, after number 9 I had to ask: How are we allowing students to follow their passions in our teaching?
As we are getting to a stage of the year in which we can perhaps start thinking about 2017, these are some ideas for your consideration.
Good reading and reflecting on these ;)
You could start by changing its title to “Why Students Quit?”
As I read it I kept thinking of the students I lead mainly in their Language learning journey and started asking myself some questions.
For instance, looking at number 1 in the article I wondered: Are we ‘overworking’ our young at school? Number 4 got me asking myself: Could my students think I don’t care about them? And with 6 and 7 I thought: How are students being asked to use their creativity (thinking of it not as “artistic skills” but more as “problem-solving skills”)? Finally, after number 9 I had to ask: How are we allowing students to follow their passions in our teaching?
As we are getting to a stage of the year in which we can perhaps start thinking about 2017, these are some ideas for your consideration.
Good reading and reflecting on these ;)