Students Question Relevance
Ms. F's concern:
Students ask, "Why do have to learn about a bunch of old people who died?"
“My students often complain that learning history is meaningless. They are caught up in their own worlds and their own lives. They ask, ‘Why do I want to learn about a bunch of old people who died?’ I struggle to find ways to make history meaningful for my students.”
Why is this happening?
This teacher is correct. Calling on individual students to explain a concept or answer a question puts that student on the spot to have the knowledge and the language necessary to express their thoughts. Many students- not just ELs- get nervous when called on in class.
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Addressing Ms. F's concern:
How might teachers workshop this dilemma?
Ms. F describes the scenario in more detail to his colleagues:
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Ideas offered by colleagues:
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Which teacher move would you try?
A Coach's Comments:
When planning a unit, it is helpful to designate several places in the unit for making connections between the unit’s key ideas and the contemporary world, making clear references to how similar situations today impact people, followed by oral or written activities focusing on how the historical events impacted people then and how parallel events today might impact the students and their families. Interactive activities such as reading a script and group discussions should focus on seeing multiple perspectives of events.
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