回复：Attempts to engage pupils in lessons might be reducing need to "listen"

[佳]

Hi Caroline

My name is Thomas Kelly and I am currently teaching English as a second language in china. After reading your email I feel compelled to respond, I agree with you on many points I have been using drums in the classroom and beating to every syllable I use while I teach and the children follow. As I'm sure you know that every creature on this earth has a natural need to learn and develop but it is only humans that can really make music and has been doing so since the dawn of time, I think that if we could hack the brain with music and rhythm we can apply this to anything that we want to teach.

I really believe that if the children are engaged in the lesson then there is no need for punishment for "naughty" students that everybody will love learning and the classroom will become a place where students will want to go rather than have to go.


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发件人:"Caroline"<rigby.c...@gmail.com>
发送时间:2011年9月28日 星期三 上午4:15
收件人:"Teaching listening"<teaching-...@googlegroups.com>
主题:Attempts to engage pupils in lessons might be reducing need to "listen"
As a teacher who has been thinking about how to develop listening
skills in my classroom, it has struck me that often we are so
desperately trying to make concepts accessible and activities engaging
in the classroom that this might sometimes be the expense of the
conscious listening that Julian has described. For example, teachers
feel the need to manage reduced attention spans and students
preferences for visual stimuli with physical activities, visual props
and videos.  But perhaps what we need to do is give students
opportunities to see (or hear!) the value in auditory stimuli - apart
from when listening to music. I often like to play just the audio of a
video clip in a lesson or use radio broadcasts (as a Psychology
teacher I find Radio 4's Mind Changers useful) and ask students to
draw on this source of knowledge. I do, however, notice that I have to
make interested faces at them to help them process what they are
hearing (e.g. a quizzical look if a controversial statement is made, a
smile at a joke etc) otherwise they seem to tune out without a visual
aid on screen. I think more frequent activity of this type might help
but wondered if anyone else has any thoughts on how to help students
stay tuned in.

[Heather]

I teach grade 3s & 4s and brain research has shown us that children cannot sit for a long time and focus without movement. For that matter, adults can't sit still and actively listen for a long period of time either.

My other understanding is that the majority of learners are visual learners vs auditory learners. Note that most talks given to adult audiences include visuals (power point for example). This does not mean that everything must include a "video" but some visuals are definitely helpful.

I am currently on a year long trip with my 10 year old daughter. We have been enjoying many tours and I can see the difference in how she listens to different guides. Those who are enthusiastic about their topic and lively in their speech keep her interest and she is better able to retain the information.

[Andrew Aker]

@Heather

Enthusiasm is so important for any speaker or teacher.

Steve Jobs was always enthusiastic about his products and services.
Listening to his words, you could feel his products in your hands
while getting a positive emotional attachment to them. He had a way
of evoking inspiration and passion in people

How can we learn his ways, then morph his formula and put it to use in
teaching our kids, training our staff and enhance the lives of
ourselves and others?

You are right that most people are visual learners. ( Windows
people ) How do we transform our kids into Listeners? ( Mac
people ) Enthusiasm. Why do scientists endlessly research and
study? Enthusiastic curiosity. It is this enthusiasm for learning
and lifelong hunger for knowledge and understanding that is what is
not being taught enough in schools today.

We can't force kids into becoming auditory learners, but we can synch
up our own teaching style to their individual particular learning
styles ( whether they be visual, kinesthetic etc. ) and then gradually
direct, guide and hone their youthful energy into developing such
fruitful skills as empathic listening.

On Sep 30, 8:06 am, Heather <gal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I teach grade 3s & 4s and brain research has shown us that children cannot sit for a long time and focus without movement.  For that matter, adults can't sit still and actively listen for a long period of time either.  
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> My other understanding is that the majority of learners are visual learners vs auditory learners.  Note that most talks given to adult audiences include visuals (power point for example).  This does not mean that everything must include a "video" but some visuals are definitely helpful.
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> I am currently on a year long trip with my 10 year old daughter.  We have been enjoying many tours and I can see the difference in how she listens to  different guides.  Those who are enthusiastic about their topic and lively in their speech keep her interest and she is better able to retain the information.
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> > My name is Thomas Kelly and I am currently teaching English as a second language in china. After reading your email I feel compelled to respond, I agree with you on many points I have been using drums in the classroom and beating to every syllable I use while I teach and the children follow. As I'm sure you know that every creature on this earth has a natural need to learn and develop but it is only humans that can really make music and has been doing so since the dawn of time, I think that if we could hack the brain with music and rhythm we can apply this to anything that we want to teach.
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> > I really believe that if the children are engaged in the lesson then there is no need for punishment for "naughty" students that everybody will love learning and the classroom will become a place where students will want to go rather than have to go.
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> > 发件人:"Caroline"<rigby.carol...@gmail.com>