Students need to lead the classroom, not teachers | Katherine Cadwell | TEDxStowe

A classroom revolution is overdue, not only for improving learning but for the health of our democracy. In this inspirational talk Katherine Cadwell shares how after 30 years in education she completely flipped her classroom and teaching style. The Harkness method puts the focus of learning back onto the students: teaching them how to ask critical questions and the skills of civil discourse. Katherine has been a teacher at Harwood Union High School since 1981- she is a 2016 recipient of a Rowland Fellowship, the 2016 Foundation for Excellence in Education Award and the 2016 Gilder Lehrman Vermont Teacher of the Year. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@ishitaagrawal1752]

These are the kind of teachers who teach with passion, and not because it’s her job. We need more of these.

[@joeraymond1952]

This was literally my teacher. She rang bells at the beginning and end of each class eating into class time. We'd spend probably 20-30 minutes a day lightly discussing topics, leaving me and several others feeling like we got robbed of a class and education pertaining to democracy. This was of course, because I wasn't in the honors or AP classes so we were just pandered to like idiots. Kinda frustrating to see this now.

[@the_customized_coach]

​@@joeraymond1952it's not the fault of the teacher, believe me...I have always been able to learn well, regardless of the teacher...All teachers have their good sides.

[@danielbradshaw2891]

As an educator, I can't not count on her conversation tracker chart that she only has 15 students in this class. I, too, have had great, student-oriented classes like this -but only in private schools where I didn't have 25+ students in a class dumped on me. Class size seems to be the elephant in the room no one ever talks about, but it's everything. Cut class sizes and all of this falls into place.

[@truthsetyoufree104]

Have you tried Sabere Synergistic Board for Teaching and Learning? It will make your job so easy even if you have 50 students.

[@davidkitchen7219]

I get that. I have classes of around 30-32. When I do Socratic Seminars, I break them into an inner and outer circle so it's only 15-16 each. The outer circle is responsible for 1) remaining silent and 2) keeping tabs on an assigned partner to tabulate how many times they speak, if they interrupt others, have side conversations, etc. By doing this, you could do a conversation tracker like she has with just the inner circle. (I switch half way through class so both groups get to talk.)

[@mariegreen8763]

@@truthsetyoufree104 Howard do you use it?

[@akinalston2952]

This woman is an EDUCATOR. That makes her rare!

[@truthsetyoufree104]

Try Sabere Synergistic Board in your classroom and you will realize the innovation that is revolutionizing education. It makes teaching easy and it enhances engagement from Bell to Bell.

[@Sel_The_Cat]

Sometimes my teachers will try this in class, but no one really knows how to interact with each other so as students we don't get really far, and the teacher ends up giving up or saying that were out of control and and don't really ever talk to each other in class. I get that some teachers and students really want this but I think that we as students don't know how to interact, and the teacher often gets anxiety when the classroom is out of their control. In class we often get yelled at for talking, and after that we just get back on our phones. Plus as students, sometimes we don't even need to pay attention in class, or just don't bother because we can learn and teach ourselves how to do the homework with a 5-10 minute video on line and still get an A on the test.

[@oumaimakhajaa8888]

that's sooo true!!

[@second_second_]

if the class are full of people who don't like to talk to each other or don't understand what they should do, what to do (while respecting introversion). Will introverts, aspergers, shy people or people who have difficulties in talking for various reasons, get left behind in flipped classroom?

[@Jbellacero]

You hit on a very important point, Alex. Teachers have to recognize what you are saying. If we expect classes to be different than what they have been for years, we have to lead students on how to be that difference. Each one of your classmates, has the ability to speak their ideas to friends, but doing the same thing in a classroom takes some relearning. We have to learn the language of discussion. We have to learn how to listen. We have to learn how to use the text. We have to learn how to share the floor with others. All of these things can be learned but they don't com by simply saying, "We're going to do something different." Ms. Cadwell is introducing some of these ideas, but this is just a TED talk. If teachers want a better classroom, the kind of classroom students really want, teachers have to do the research on how to create that classroom and they need to bring their students along with them.

[@ninamartin5666]

Thank you for voicing your reality. It breaks my heart to hear this, but I know you are expressing your true situation. I wish I had an easy answer to help a transition into this type of learning. The reality is, those students who KNOW how to talk with each other, listen to each other, and interact respectfully with each other will succeed head and shoulders above others when they are adults.

[@Varaidzo1]

I agree with your experience here and I think a classroom innovation like this has to come from teaching these skills when young as a lot of students wouldn't be able to lead a class for various reasons

[@dineshmathsclasses2514]

This practice of allowing students to lead the class may promote real and effective learning, but teacher has to make an extra effort towards it.

[@pramilalama461]

Respect to all teachers around the world 🙏

[@chandranisinharay4794]

Thank you for the inspiring talk! Love your teaching style. I too feel over dependence on technology is taking away the social aspect in education.

[@martynw77]

Due to Covid 19 I teach my class online. I teach English in England to teens and adults from many different countries, cultures and backgrounds. We do small chunks of grammar, because it can be important, but it is not too interesting. I make a loose lesson plan and encourage the students to ask questions so my "plan" is often incomplete but I know my students have learned things which are important to them and also relevant. Some students like to talk a lot, some a little less. Even online I give my time and attention to each individual student. My classes become a "family" and even online they speak to each other and make friendships which I really like. Several of my ex-students still keep in touch daily or weekly with me and we even meet up sometimes. They do this because they enjoyed my classes and we still learn from each other.

[@truthsetyoufree104]

Have you tried Sabere synergistic Board? Engaging students Bell to Bell and increasing learning gains. Take a load off your shoulder and let them learn from each other while you are monitoring You can take any lesson plan and turn it into a synergistic lesson.

[@AmirELT]

Can't express how much I enjoyed listening to this.

[@jakeparagan3548]

She has wisdom, I love her.

[@andrewsachs355]

How lucky those kids are to have you as a guide on their learning journey.

[@arlinegeorge6967]

Beautiful impressive amazing great inspiring soul . Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

[@sunandapandey2714]

just wow! Thank You Ms. Cadwell!

[@moonrabbit5683]

Thank you for this wonderful talk! I am currently a freshmen taking up education and with the current pandemic we are in, our college instructors are transforming the traditional teaching style into a student-centered environment. We can't go to school physically but we know that learning should not be hindered by a reason as shallow as this. As a result, we students are only given modules to learn and comprehend the lessons on our own. Although this is a tiresome work, I believe this will greatly help us 21st century learners to become more flexible in adapting to drastic changes our future might offer. Thank you Mrs.Cadwell!

[@truthsetyoufree104]

Introduce Sabere Synergistic Board in your classes and impress your colleagues and administration. Engagement Bell to Bell with increased learning gains

[@Amirhossein8844]

One of the most beautiful talks ever!

[@joeraymond1952]

This was literally my teacher. She rang bells at the beginning and end of each class eating into class time. We'd spend probably 20-30 minutes a day lightly discussing topics, leaving me and several others feeling like we got robbed of a class and education pertaining to democracy. This was of course, because I wasn't in the honors or AP classes so we were just pandered to like idiots. Kinda frustrating to see this now.

[@joeraymond1952]

Let me be more specific, shed ring like meditation bells for 5-10 minutes. Very awkward, and it seemed more for her than the students

[@suedillon502]

Well done Kathy!

[@rajalakshmiguruprasanna5894]

Mam this way of teaching builds confidence in students and they will be able to think creatively in a particular situation and also they can handle the situation nicely 👍 thank you so much mam

[@aminachabllah9088]

Just amazing thank you

[@HadomiDame]

I definitely agree that in modern classroom, teachers should have a short talks and all the time for students to think and talk. Think and Talk will build students self-confidence to engage with the subject and have enough space to express their experiences. This is such an awesome talk. Thanks Ms Cadwell.

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

And yet their level of background knowledge is poor. They need more input - not necessarily by teachers talking-but through other means.

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

Students can lead the classroom lessons on occasion. Meaning, they can create special presentations that showcase their own outside knowledge and utilize their own unique outside learning and teaching tools and resources--as long as what they create pertains to what they are learning in school in creative ways. The best teachers out there encourage and allow students to integrate their own self-guided knowledge into classroom discussions, and through designing projects that take advantage of students' creativity when it comes to presenting their newly learned material in innovative ways. However, simply handing the reigns of classroom leadership and teaching power over to students full-time is a gigantic mistake. Children are not yet fully developed mentally or physically, even though they are extremely smart and capable people with enormous potential every year of their lives. Also, children need to know how, where, when, and why to respect authority figures. Of course, if they weren't permitted by their parents to rule the roost at home 24/7, this wouldn't be a problem in today's world of family upbringing. Children need as many boundaries to abide by as they need freedom to explore. If a persons/educators (and parents) can balance the two successfully, then children will be on the right track moving forward. Of course, if children REALLY WANT to lead the classroom, then they can do all of the following in addition to showing up for school every morning: prepare the daily-weekly lessons on paper in formalized writing--citing every single standard and student learning expectation they reflect, attend and actively participate in staff meetings, come to school early and stay late to grade papers, make xerox copies, answer emails, meet with parents, colleagues, and administrators, post assignments online, provide extra help to other students in need of additional academic assistance, take charge of an extracurricular activity or after-school elective such as coaching a sports team, create student progress reports, enter grades online, compile student portfolios for parent-teacher conferences, back-to-school night and seasonal open houses, do yard duty while trying to eat their lunch at the same time, issue and correct tests, proctor standardized tests, collaborate with other student-teachers to design specialized curricula for all gifted and challenged students, on top of assigning, completing, and then grading their own homework assignments to boot. What many students and parents fail to realize is that teachers do not just get up in front of a class, deliver a lesson, go home when the final bell of the day rings, and call it a day's work. On the contrary, in order to truly lead a classroom, one has to do all of the above--and then some, 7 days per week, much of which is unpaid. Therefore, awarding students the undue privilege of taking charge of a classroom simply for the sake of personal empowerment undermines the value of good, hard work. Schools (like the home) are supposed to instill good work ethics in children. Handing them privileges and awarding them rights without having to prove their worth thereof is a recipe for disaster.

[@rebeccafoster18]

Respectfully, I think you're missing the point. Where else are people required to raise their hand to be allowed to speak on a regular basis? Mrs. Cadwell is not only helping her students learn her subject in a deeper, more meaningful way, but she's also equipping them with the skills to be successful in the "real world," where they have to learn to take in new information, draw conclusions, and discuss those ideas with people who may feel differently than they do. When you spend so much time copying, assigning, and then grading worksheets based on teacher-centered lectures, you're not only making more work for yourself, but also reinforcing a system that ultimately leaves students unprepared for life after school. As others have brought up, you can't just go in to class one day and try this type of strategy, expecting it to be successful. You have to lay a foundation and scaffold the necessary skills for your students the way you do any time you're teaching them something new. In the end, however, they may surprise you. All that to say, I would highly recommend learning more about how to implement this type of system in your classroom before trying it out, but I think if done well, this can be a very effective teaching strategy!

[@rebeccafoster18]

I would also add that students don't have it nearly as easy as you seem to be making it out to be. After sitting through hours of classes, they're required to go home to do homework on top of household chores, extracurricular activities, taking care of siblings, etc., and they aren't paid like we are. The least we can do is make their time with us as meaningful as possible.

[@munimathbypeterfelton6251]

@@rebeccafoster18 "The least we can do is make their time with us as meaningful as possible." That is what all good teachers including me do. And not once in my response did I say that students had it easy. I know how hard (most) students work. And I always acknowledge them for their hard work when they show it in person and on paper. What I am saying is that if students want/are encouraged to take on leadership roles with all the rights and privileges thereto, they also need to (be reminded to) accept the responsibilities that go along with them. Unfortunately, many students want the former but without the latter. That's not how it works in the real world. Any school or outside person who thinks that empowering children without instilling good work ethics and a sense of respect for others who may think differently than them is doing those kids and ultimately the world a major disservice long-term.

[@rebeccafoster18]

I apologize. Apparently I misunderstood your original point. It seemed to me you were implying that students shouldn't be given leadership roles simply because they're not taking over all the rest of our duties, but that didn't sound fair to me, given the workload they already have. My main point, however, was that learning isn't something that should just happen to students; it's something in which they should take an active role, and I think that's the larger idea behind this talk, as well. I'm assuming you're a math teacher, so let me give you an example from my own experience, and I apologize if that's an incorrect assumption. Even as someone who was very good at, as Mrs. Cadwell put it, "playing the game of school," I didn't like algebra II AT ALL. I did what I had to do to get the A--I turned in my homework and had my little cheat sheet to get me through the tests, but I can't say that I really retained much of anything beyond that. To this day, I'm not entirely sure what the point of the subject was. Contrast that with my English classes, where I was learning Latin roots for vocabulary quizzes so that I could try to derive the meaning of unknown words and where we had lively discussions about foreshadowing in A Tale of Two Cities or the racial injustices on display in Snow Falling on Cedars. I learned more and was much more engaged in the latter than in the former. I realize those are two different subject areas, so let me give you an example from my history classes. In one class, we read the textbook for homework, then were lectured and took notes the next day on what we read. In another class, we planned a family reunion for 5 generations of family members. We had to research the names and dates of our direct ancestors on both sides of our family and learn about the time and place in which they lived in order to create a seating chart for the big family dinner (full disclosure, I understand now the challenges that could create for some students, but in rural New England that was not something we had to consider). We also visited the cemetery by the school, chose one of the graves and wrote a story based on the dates of that person's life and what was going on during that time. In which class do you think we were more engaged? In none of those examples were the students running wild or completely taking over the class. The teacher was very much there, guiding our learning every step of the way. As Mrs. Cadwell pointed out, though, the one that does the work does the learning. If you're concerned about work ethic, I would argue that I was actually working harder in these more interactive classes, but I was also more engaged and therefore didn't (usually) mind. As an added benefit, strategies such as this one, in addition to providing a deeper understanding of the content, teach our students the real-world skills of learning more about a topic in order to draw their own informed conclusions and share them respectfully with others. Judging from many comments and posts on social media, that's a skill that we as a society desperately need to learn. As teachers, we are constantly learning and reflecting on how we can improve our craft. I'm assuming that's why you're watching videos such as this one. Maybe the Harkness discussion method isn't for you, and that's fine. I don't think it would really work well for me, either, but I think the big takeaway is that giving students ownership of their learning is going to produce more thoughtful, engaged students who are equipped with skills they need to thrive in the real world and (we hope) become citizens who can help contribute to the betterment of society.

[@alica8790]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@vylinhnguyen9389]

Thank you for this inspiring reminder.

[@truthsetyoufree104]

If you have not used Sabere Synergistic Board yet in your classroom, you must be working to much and students are working less. Check it. It is an American innovation adopted by Asians first.

[@bbc7112]

Our country is almost dead last in education in math and science ranked internationally according to the PISA scores. It’s a great idea and may even move our ranking up, but there are many factors I think is in the way. If you look at other countries, like Japan or Finland. Their parents set education as a priority, students value their education. Parents puts the trust in their teachers. You look at our culture and priorities. Education is not a priority. Military is our first priority. The culture of how education is viewed is very important, students bad behavior in class can’t be disciplined properly with parents challenging the system. When curriculum becomes stressful or uncomfortable and their child feels frustration, the parent jumps in and again challenges the system. If you want this type of teaching and learning for the student, the culture of the country must change, set education as an importance, parents must put their trust back into the system allowing the schools and teachers to do their job. I’ve been told, on occasions, parents even tell teachers how to teach and what to teach. The culture of the country must change, it’s not all about a strong military where people are uneducated. Knowledge is power.

[@jimeladorakialo8083]

Awesome Educator to learn from

[@sabrinawanderer7560]

Wow.. "Rekindling the flame not filling vessels" -never had a quote so powerful as this to have impacted my wondering mind so much. Socrates ur the best philisopher cuz of this.

[@muhammadsajidkhan3078]

Great insight, the essence of the education

[@RonnieHarold]

I teach in higher learning - nursing students - I've been flipping the classroom for the past 15 years - it was not an easy road, but I never gave up - I recently moved into the online world of teaching, but I keep asking myself, "Who will flip the class now?" - I've noticed that we still have educators who believe it's all about lecture content and getting all delivered to the students. So much research and evidence to support letting the students lead the classroom and let us be a guide on the side; yet, we still aren't doing it. What are we afraid of?

[@bishnukumarbarudi7196]

Informative thank you

[@b57l]

I thank you.

[@ttc5590]

well, thank you about that, i am trying to make this in my class :))

[@JG-uc4ur]

the best ted talk about education I've heard by far

[@wilsonbautista-molano1001]

Fantastic!

[@shaguftanemat7614]

Marvelous teaching methodology

[@kishormaknikar388]

Absolutely Right

[@noneofyerbiz7099]

Harkness is a good technique for engaging in discussion. Great for getting students to talk about Shakespeare or history. Unfortunately I've seen schools use this as the single mode however, and it can get very tiring very quickly for teachers and students. Better to keep the Harkness table in a corner for discussion sessions, and the desks for doing traditional lectures. And then find an empty classroom for performing plays, or doing experiments, or take the students to a workshop to actually build something.

[@manuelitotacay2227]

Brilliant. Agree with what she said. Educare could also mean drawing the potential in every child to the fullest extent possible. The process and not just the product is all too important as education seems to focus on standardized teaching, the outcomes nowadays. But our education is spiraling down because we are so focused on teacher-centered teaching rather than student-centered. If teenagers do not know how to interact, they will in time with the modeling of teachers necessarily to their students. But let the students be... and learn the dynamics of interaction. It is high time now that students learn not just the lesson, but also real life lesson on collaboration, building relationship and communication. Let them process what are the pros and cons of each....to learn what they are all about. It is also helping them how to be college ready in the 21st century... and active citizens in a democratic society.

[@truthsetyoufree104]

While we are talking, Asian are adopting an American innovation that will revolutionize teaching and learning as we know them. Sabere Synergistic Board is the solution for teachers to engage students Bell to Bell. Learning from each other skills, content, and more. Introduce it in your school and you will make heads spin.

[@abirnasr4256]

Hope many teachers get inspired by this talk.

[@LazaroChavarria-jv9zb]

Great training.

[@RyanMusicInc]

When teachers make an intentional effort to get to know each of their students, it can foster in students a sense of belonging and connection to school-which can then build a foundation for academic success. Positive teacher-student relationships lead to increased cooperation and engagement in the classroom

[@orlandoviera3898]

Well said👍🏻 this are the good teachers

[@truthsetyoufree104]

You can be better if you introduce Sabere Synergistic Board to your class, school, and district. Everyone will be impressed and you will get the attention you deserve. With Sabere Synergistic Board, you can turn every single lesson into a synergistic lesson where students learn collaboratively from Bell to Bell.

[@reasieducation4638]

I will try to achieve that

[@albdim1]

Thank you Ted Talks for enabling such courageous magnificent people find a stage and for ther fantastic work become publicly known and help us meet and learn from them.

[@dr.sumaiyashaikh6849]

Very interesting and good..

[@rolandrothwell4840]

Brilliant 👏

[@sheilamaefuentes4270]

Awesome❤

[@ritikashetty2470]

Great video! 👏

[@nathancombs4079]

This is awesome! I wonder how it could applied to something like chemistry though, where the answers are more cut and dry and their is less discourse about how you feel or think about something and more along the lines of what it true?

[@joshuaratley1237]

Nathan, I was reading through the comments and saw your question which was one I thought for myself. This style of teaching can still be applied in a chemistry, engineering, math, or in my case music class room BECAUSE it isn't about the answers. In each of these vastly different subjects, something that remains the same between them is that there is always another question. So for your case in chemistry (I don't know much so I can't get into details of your field of study) students can hypothesize and explore a reaction in a lab setting. What Mrs. Caldwell had explained is that her students needed to learn how to have civil discourse, and how to research what they are curious about BEFORE she could step back. I would imagine a good part of her first day/week was spent laying the foundations out and having several practice topics. I think this way of teaching could prove very similar to the scientific method - an essential in any science class. And for your teaching style, perhaps if you wanted to incorporate this pedagogy then you would find that a lecture followed by a project based learning (PBL) would be best suited to you. Education is like a tailored jacket - one size doesn't fit all. I sincerely hope you find the answer you're looking for and I hope this was helpful, even if just a little.

[@truthsetyoufree104]

Try Sabere Synergistic Board and let students learn from each other. Kids learn from each other Bell to Bell. The sky is the limit if you are an innovative teacher.

[@ghadeerhaddad6692]

Wonderful

[@roslyndouglas2184]

Excellent

[@jmr4791]

This methodology depends on the subject being taught and the level of the students. Otherwise it's the blind leading the blind. You can agree and disagree all you want but if you don't have the facts to back it up..... Don't forget she says she teaches philosophy and ancient history. Subjects that aren't even tested. I'd like to see her teach math. One of the biggest problems I've seen in education is treating everything the same way. K or 12, high or low, these people think they have a one size fits all answer.

[@AlyaRekhaAnjani]

6:53 ❤

[@joaovictor-dp3rf]

There are good theachers, there are great teachers. And and her students said I "I respectively disagree with your opinion" school should house technology and teachers should gaind there respect and teach in a creative way to bring out the student abilities. Not force them to talk with each other.

[@jessicataylor914]

“Collaborative learning has as its main feature a structure that allows for student talk: students are supposed to talk with each other....and it is in this talking that much of the learning occurs.” -Jonathan Golub 1998. The masters have been teaching this way for years. Where have you been?

[@joaovictor-dp3rf]

I have being trying my best to learne for 16 years in over 10 different ways in 3 different countries and always the one thing that makes it even harder is when teacher just say, "go talk with dose guys over their and answer the questions on the board".

[@jessicataylor914]

@@joaovictor-dp3rf That's not what is being discussed in the video though. No teacher would solve a problem by simply telling a student to go and ask another student.

[@jolzacnick]

What do you mean by house technology?

[@EnglishByORCJA]

I'm truly agreeed with you. But the smartphones become the integral part of our dailylives. It seems a very difficult task to limit our smartphones usage.

[@WeallMaharashtra]

Nice information

[@pravinbhaskar5634]

mesmerizing lecture on the future classrooms

[@jeffreykazanjian2399]

I am a teacher and I am going to tell you this: if students lead the classroom, behavior will be out of control.

[@juliantreidiii]

This worked for Plato and Henry David Thoreau.

[@jigneshkumarlimbachiya8282]

very nice

[@AliahSufitaMuntasya]

Been trying this method for almost a year to the students that passive and just wanna go home. I find myself at psychiatrist after due to anxiety.

[@iamAlTocino]

I love this method but I’m interested to know as a teacher, how do you relay feedback to your students?

[@previdajennykozlow5592]

I need to apply this to prenatal education classes

[@jonledin1]

I applaud your efforts to have the students lead the classroom. However, I instructed soldiers in leadership courses for 12 years and I used the small group leader instruction method. Using this method, one person becomes a trainer of 5 soldiers or students and teaches them a task that incorporates the trainer performing a demonstration of the task that includes 5 standards that must be passed. Then the trainer allows the soldiers to practice those 5 standards until they fill ready to be evaluated. In the next step, the trainer evaluates those soldiers on those 5 standards. Finally, the soldiers evaluate the trainer. This is a long difficult process. What I am saying is for you to allow each student in your class to give an individual class (what we call in the Army, a training session) on a subject matter. They do all the preparation and planning and put together a lesson plan. You give them say 3 weeks to get their class ready. Then they do a mock training session and are evaluated by the other students who make recommendations on corrections they need to make. What you are doing is allowing each student to be in a leadership position and have them give a class. In the end, they are evaluated by the other students. Once that person completes their class, the next student does their class. This continues until each student has given a class. Even though group discussion is helpful, it will stifle the student's ability to become a leader because they are not in charge of the other student's learning. If you want students to be in charge of the classroom, then I recommend you allow each student the opportunity to be in a leadership position by allowing them the opportunity to teach a small group of 5 other students.

[@jasminejelly6882]

ok but miss is a fashionista. love her outfit

[@robejercito2624]

What an ideal classroom. Will the same outcome be achieved if you have 60 students in a classroom and some of them do have learning disabilities?

[@ryn9180]

the language she is speaking is facts

[@votuanvu4971]

hello from Vietnam,

[@ttc5590]

hi

[@mohamedatia1604]

énchanté vous Egypt

[@mabroukamabrouka2234]

اين الترجمة ؟؟؟؟؟

[@second_second_]

In 2020, every classes turn into online... how to do this flipped classroom?

[@frankndork1082]

“Enemy of critical thinking is the screen.”Meanwhile, I located this videos and start watching it on a screen.

[@nhlakaniphomhlong8051]

This gadget technology video show us the effective of technology study journey life style easier and enjoyable nowadays

[@beareggers]

Benjamin Franklin didn't say that

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

Sure, ok. Students need to have enough maturity and self control to do this. It takes a lot of time to do this. It can be done on occasion but not all the time.

[@dianamcfarland8804]

IT was a different way of thing about promble out.

[@fionabiag7811]

Ganyan ba ang Isang teacher?

[@toversnoleu8769]

with this teacher I would have been an Astronaut or a President

[@MWolferstan]

Misleading title. Mrs. Cadwell is still leading the classroom, albeit in a more inclusive way that allows the students to learn more/better and allows them more of a voice. But, the teacher is still leading the class.

[@catherinehume9193]

This is nice as a once a month thing. Mrs Caldwell’s students say they now know how their classmates feel. Ok, nice. But this is not education. My students in China are building robots at the age of 7. They know complex maths at the age of 11. They can use English grammar better than most English adults by the age of 10. They have apps to help with chemistry homework. We need doctors, nurses, engineers, scientists or, like australia, we will have to import medicines etc due to the lack of domestic productivity. We need plumbers, truck drivers, hair stylists, and these jobs require people who can learn from instructions and think for themselves, not discuss with others and collaborate to find the answers to a few basic questions. This lady has some interesting points to make, but to assume that children have expert knowledge that outdoes her 30 years in her field, no.

[@user-wd5uw3jp6b]

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[@thomasryan8180]

Hogan, T., Ricci, C., & Ryan, T. (2019). Respecting students: Abusive classroom teacher verbal behaviour. Journal of Pedagogical Research, 3(3), 151 -165. Article

[@truthsetyoufree104]

Sabere Synergistic Board is the future of teaching and learning. Asians and Europeans are already embracing it. An instrument that would keep students collaboratively engaged from bell to bell.

[@nhatquangnguyen963]

it dondon me

[@debisstefan9293]

u know me

[@sobhagya]

depemds on age ,class level and subject taught

[@kartikayrai5774]

I disagree. Each class should inculcate creativity, curiosity, criticism, and s sense of self-esteem, whether it is this way or another. Students don't need the knowledge of a teacher as much as they need their guidance. I quote Socrates here, just like she did, "Education is not about filling a vessel, it's about lighting a fire." Schools do the opposite. They try to fill what is not really a vessel. They extinguish the flame of curiosity by just overloading students with random knowledge. This knowledge is not useless, but knowledge should be looked for, rather than brought to you. Otherwise, there is no need for such knowledge to that person.

[@jaydel3]

@@kartikayrai5774 This wouldn't happen in elementary. They'll stare at each other and giggle and say uhh "I don't know." High school and college yea. So long as there is a beginning prompt or universal source everyone read. However, when it comes to seeking knowledge for personal growth, most people will only seek what they want to know. How many people are really interested in quantum physics or let's say how many men will seek knowledge about the history of fashion. So the teacher is a necessity to push people to learn things beyond their comfort or interest. If you only seek what you like, your education is not as complete.

[@kartikayrai5774]

jaydel3 I accept the fact that you’ve brought some valid points here. What I’m trying to say is that when learning something that is not a basic skill, there should at least be an element of intrinsic motivation to learn it. Students should not be forced to learn something that is not useful to them (they teach a lot of that in school) if they are already interested in specializing in any one subject. Yes, should have some basic, useful knowledge of other subjects as well, but they shouldn’t be forced to excel in all topics. We also have to take into account external pressure, like the one parents, friends and society provides. People can be interested in all sorts of things. I’m interested in learning about mesoscopic physics, especially nuclear fusion, but I can’t because I have to study for an exam. We all know that there is a lot of information flying around in the world. It’s easier now than ever to gain the knowledge we seek. Students should also be taught to actually use these resources in a critical way.

[@kishanjoshi9871]

Screens are not the problem, addiction with the screen is.

[@jerrystevens9997]

I bet a lot of teachers get in trouble for stepping back and letting the students take control of the conversation because the supervisors arent aware of this method of teaching...

[@juliafraa6419]

This method of teaching is shown to not work with novice learners. Teachers shouldn't be teaching in ways that are not based in evidence.

[@sharinaross1865]

No cell phone as a rule to teens. 😮

[@bbc7112]

If students lead the classroom then what are teachers paid for? Can students lead the class in college and the professors just step aside? Then what are college professors paid for?

[@kartikayrai5774]

Like Socrates says, "Education is not about filling a vessel. It's about lighting a fire." Teachers try to fill a vessel, rather than light a fire. Students should lead the classroom, because then there is a sense of self-esteem and pride in what they learn that day. This also helps encourage a democratic temperament, because students want their voices to be heard, and are willing to listen to others as well. This will help them later on in life. Teachers and professors should be the ones lighting and keeping the fire alive, stimulating it. That is far more meaningful than just filling a vessel.

[@Sel_The_Cat]

Agreeing with both sides, because we need teachers, not for them to be preachers, but as a guide and mentor who can share information and ideas. The problem i see with current schools is that the really haven't changed much, but we live in a world now that needs creativity and the ability to adapt. Not to know how to be a machine and take orders.

[@juliafraa6419]

This sounds nice but goes against all the research we have on how students learn

[@user-vm7kq7po8j]

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[@michaelwojcicki3624]

So you changed, the way you taught. Did the student's test scores improve? If they didn't, simply proof that all new approaches are not benefical.

[@dann6888]

What if I told you the scores on a state test aren't the end all be all?

[@michaelwojcicki3624]

@@dann6888 I know test scores have been demeaned, to hide poor student learning (poor teaching).

[@catherinehume9193]

Same here in the uk. Or children told to not turn up for exams so that the league tables aren’t affected.

[@truthsetyoufree104]

Try Sabere Synergistic Board in your classes, school, and district. They will thank you for it. Collaborative engagement from bell to bell

[@igarp2468]

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[@meganjannone3475]

This sucks

[@aplato8576]

This would work, if... 1. You had kids who are prepared to lead, we don't. 2. If you had teachers who were willing to abrogate some of the far-left ideals about what kids should know and what propaganda they can do without, we have zero to none of those teachers--the good ones do not stick around. 3. If schools were administered by people who were not running-dog mad about adherence to a totalitarian system that has been a 100% failure everywhere it is ever been tried (ask any former citizen of the USSR), and, 4. If you had a cadre of teachers who were actually trained to teach (not merely collected off a welfare line who then had all teaching requirement waived in the name of equal employment whatever), who were geared to motivate and able to deal, officially, with a student population who's home environment is drug oriented, destructively minded and filled with hate for everyone not the same color as themselves... and worse, motivated to actually destroy those they have been trained to think of as their enemy. Sadly, none of these things are deemed allowable by the various US teachers unions, their representatives in the PTA's, or their colleagues in the various law making bodies nation-wide. Note: It took the Soviet people 70 years to decide they'd had enough of the very same BS we now have in the US. They beat that system and invited their tormentors to move elsewhere (hence the current hate for Putin, etc., as the vanguard of a new free Russian Federation)...because they have always had a traditional deep and Russian Orthodox belief in themselves; they have maintained a set of native traditions, i.e., Nordic, Cossack, etc., beliefs in the rightness of their beliefs and their traditions and they NEVER allowed themselves to be dumbed-down from a native intelligence of over 100-IQ as Americans have done. Tragically, America has been in a covert war over their kids for the last 50 years and without all those dearly held beliefs the now free Russian citizens had things do not look promising for any US school kid. The US has allowed, through sheer ignorance and complacency to be turned into something the rest of the world finds either loathsome (rappers and tattooed as we have become) or just plain silly (remember Harvard's Michio Kaku's comment about our graduates competing for jobs at a "third grade level?" He was talking about our college graduates not high-schoolers). Finally, if America want's it's kids back it will have to fight--and perhaps not a peaceful fight because American parents are not now in control of what their children are taught, often forcefully, about American Freedoms, American Ideals--the Constitution and American History have long been abandoned as required subjects in US schools. Our kids can tell you who Karl Marx was but ask them what the First Amendment to the US Constitution is...they never heard of it. Nor the Bill of Rights because in the US Socialist System your Rights are what the government tells you you can have not something you were born with. Perhaps the US should import some Russians to teach us how to have respect for ourselves, for our traditions (including those of Russian decent), or various faiths and ourselves as decent Americans.

[@jessicataylor914]

No offense but you sound psycho

[@glennwatson3313]

Good idea. Who knows more about running a classroom than teenagers? They should run the hospitals and nuclear power plants too.

[@kirkguerrero7469]

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[@kazeffectproductions4570]

I am a teacher and I am going to tell you this: if students lead the classroom, behavior will be out of control.