“We need more ‘active learners’ at all levels of our education system. What percentage of your students – and educators – are just going through the motions (“just tell me what to do”) rather than inquiring, learning, leading, and, perhaps, modeling?”
I have to say this is an accurate description of many of our educators. I see it in my school system. And while there are many reasons that a teacher just wants to be told what to do, the attitude must be put to rest. School systems are going to have to do the hard work of figuring out what is causing this.
My guess is teachers are already doing everything they know to do, and we keep telling them they should do more. It’s like telling an ER doctor to save more lives, when he’s already doing everything he can to do just that. “Just tell me what to do, and I’ll do it – because I will do whatever it takes!”
Most teachers will change, adjust, modify, and break themselves to teach kids. But they will stop doing all of that when they keep getting told to “do more” and “care more” when they’re already doing and caring all they can.
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