“The thing is, every student is engaged differently…but, that is okay. There is always a way to keep a student interested and lively, ready to embark on the journey of education. ‘What is that way?’ some teachers may ask eagerly. Now, read closely… Are you ready? That way is to ask them. Ask. Them. Get their input on how they learn. It’s just as simple as that.”
The above quote is from a student in California teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron’s class. It is part of a list of 10 suggestions for student engagement that Wolpert-Gawron gleaned from her eighth-grade students. I don’t think any of the ideas on the list are surprising, but the fact that they come from the students, rather than “experts” in the field , gives them a bit more credence, in my opinion. You can check out the rest of the list by clicking here.
