Nebyou Tesfaye
Professor Weaver
English 1102
April 24, 2022
The correlation of professors and inclusive teaching and its effects on college student success.
Introduction
Throughout history the act of learning a new skill and ability is always followed by the act of teaching that skill for the next generation. But the way we teach and learn hasn’t changed and it’s starting to affect our youth. The goal of this research project is to show the effects that professors have on college student’s success. From this source and others, this research text is intended to provide insight on how one teacher can impact a student’s life by introducing a new method of teaching.
Discussion
As time goes on teachers that teach in the standard way of note taking might work for a good portion for students, others experience something called the “curve”. The curve is basically when people with higher or lower IQ’s get the same work as everyone else as are expected to work at the same pace. This usually starts very early from elementary to middle school. After this the smarter ones feel as if putting the bare minimum is enough to pass and then the ones who can’t catch up need more help or they risk failing. People believe this might be one of the reasons people don’t look forward to school, they see it as unnecessary and just work to do and over time their view becomes pessimistic. This also indicates a cycle that flows over on social media. This absence of wanting to learn poses a wall on students, especially when they are adjusting to the real world and can also spread this negative view after adulthood. Now this can be noticed but a lot of adults have chalked this up to this being a phase or kids being lazy. This is why a good teacher is crucial for students who are exposed to the normal, wake up, get dressed, go to school, spend some time writing, listening and go home and finish homework kind of routine. They have experience in this, and experience is important to draw a connection . In the article “Why Do So Many Students Hate School ” it states that some teachers don’t know what they’re doing and the information that they receive isn’t always things they like. And the impression the teachers have on students will vary, good or bad. Now this isn’t to say they shouldn’t learn about things that doesn’t involve them, but they should at least be presented in a way that can interest them instead of the normal lecture, notes and homework deal. Aditya Shukila talks about this in her article “Why Fun, Curiosity & Engagement Improves Learning: Mood, Senses, Neurons, Arousal, Cognition” dopamine is released with an increased improvement with mood which helps students learn easier. It has also been proven that a negative mood closes your attention span, while a positive one opens it wider.
In the article “Inclusive teaching”, Bryan Dewsbury talks about how instructors can develop self awareness about theory teaching methods with interactions. Communication also improves teaching, but is also amplified when concerning inclusive teaching as it is focused on the students specific weaknesses. This can give the student reassurance that the teacher is there to help them and not merely to look over them and also improves the relationship from teacher to student. This can be done in many ways including tutoring and comments on the students’ work. The student should not rely on the teacher per say, but should receive some aid when they make a mistake on an assignment. This communication lets the student improve upon themselves and teaches them that it is ok to reach out so they can develop communication skills themselves. This method also promotes the students to communicate with their peers and work together on projects and assignments and develop teamwork skills and also help cultivate leadership skills that will aid them in the future. This method has already been implemented in stem fields and other areas.
Work cited page
Why Do So Many Students Hate School? – Salarship
Brunner, Nathan. “Why Do So Many Students Hate School?” Salarship, 29 Nov. 2021, https://salarship.com/article/hate-school/.
Shukla, Aditya. “Why Fun, Curiosity & Engagement Improves Learning: Mood, Senses, Neurons, Arousal, Cognition.” Cognition Today, 23 Aug. 2020, https://cognitiontoday.com/why-fun-improves-learning-mood-senses-neurons-arousal-cognition/.
Inclusive Teaching – PMC (nih.gov)
Dewsbury, Bryan, and Cynthia J Brame. “Inclusive Teaching.” CBE Life Sciences Education, American Society for Cell Biology, June 2019, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7058128/.