Thursday, September 22, 2011
Trimis & Savva Reading Questions
I agree with this article that incorporating the Chorotopos (space/place) of where a child learns and lives can help facilitate their learning. Going outside the classrooms gives children the opportunity to explore and satisfy their curiosity. Only problem I have is that sometimes, depending on the school, it's difficult to take children out on field trips. Schools can't always fund a trip or the students may not be able to do. How are you supposed to incorporate the outside world? Some classrooms could have access to the internet. Now a days most classrooms are equipped with computers. However, it is not the same as going out and experiencing the world yourself. I do like his four stage approach; Preliminary, Enrichment, Production, and Reflection. You first have to introduce a child to a medium, then let them explore the medium, produce a project from that medium, and thne reflect upon what has been experienced and learned.
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I definitely agree, and Tanya shared a lot of the same concerns on how to go about getting permission and actually bringing the children safely out of the school onto uncontrolled grounds. Schools may not have enough funds, or may not be located in a great area/child friendly area, and a multitude of other possibilites can arise. In those cases, how do you safely plan a field trip for students to interact with their chorotopos? These are all things that teachers need to think about, and it is important that they remember the realities of teaching and life and that sometimes what you plan or want to do is not always possible.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good reminder that being a teacher you arn't always going to have the opportunities to do what you want, so its always good to have a back up plan.
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