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Case: Change Style of Teaching? Mr. Taylor has been enjoying his first year of teaching sixth grade in a comfortable suburban setting. He has been implementing the new and innovative teaching techniques recommended for ESL (English as a Second Language) students. Mr. Taylor's sixth grade ESL students outnumber his English speaking students in the classroom. Mr. Taylor has been very motivated about the visuals and manipulatives he has added to his lesson information in order to enhance the learning opportunities for all of his students. The animated read alouds and the fun role playing activities certainly have been assets when presenting comprehension skills to the second language learners. Mr. Taylor feels strongly about his successful unconventional strategies that seem to close the language gaps and truly help make learning connections for the ESL students. While the school year is progressing smoothly, Mr. Taylor starts to worry about the conventional end of the year standardized achievement tests. He knows that these scores will be a reflection of his teaching profession as well as an integral part of his school's overall assessment averages. Questions: 1. Should Mr. Taylor change his style of teaching? 2. Is Mr. Taylor's concern about the end of the year assessments a valid concern? 3. Will the conventional assessments administered at the end of the school year reflect Mr. Taylor's teaching ability? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Mr. Taylor should feel secure with his style of teaching. Although discussed is a huge portion on Mr. Taylor's ESL students, he should consider his other students during instruction. Mr. Taylor could incorporate other techniques when teaching as well as the techniques he already has. His concern is a valid concern because it not only affects him as a teacher, but the school and the students as well. Standardized test is a controversial issue, but until change is put into action the thought of Mr. Taylor is the same among many teachers today. I do not believe that the convention assessments reflect Mr. Taylor's ability to teach. Students have different strengths and weaknesses, Mr. Taylor should focus more on the strengths of his students and find a solution there with their weaknesses. This will help students succeed in all areas. |
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