Chapter 7

Chapter 7
Chapter 7 discusses how educators can teach difficult academic material. The most important thing to understand when teaching is the more the teacher shows they care, the more the students will care. It doesn’t matter the activities or how knowledgeable the teacher is in the content, if they show interest, and support the students, the students will give it back. This makes it particularly important when teaching difficult material; it important that the teacher and student create a partnership. The students can trust that they have something to gain from paying attention and doing the work. After the trust and partnership have been molded, it’s important that the educator understand what the students already know so that they do not cover anything outside of the academic limits. Educators also need to push the students thinking limits; this is how they improve their learning. By pushing them you are challenging them to understand and think about the material. It is also important to encourage active learning. It’s easy for student to give up on difficult work when their bored and do not understand it, active learning will encourage them to be involved. The last thing is make sure the students understand the material. Talk with the students and use different assessments to prove that they know the content.