Field Blog Post 3: Orange High School

Is the Banking Concept still prevalent in high school?

 

         

 

 

On February 27, 2014 my education class went on a trip to visit and observe Orange High School. Our missions was to pose a question that we might ask when observing a high school class. Is the Banking Concept still prevalent in high school? First, I am going to list what I observed while being at Orange HS.

 

Mr. Burkhart's 9th grade World History Class:

• watched an old WWII movie based on the struggles overseas with genocide, life in the trenches, and survival.
• throughout the movie Mr. Burkhart would pause the movie and walk around the class and ask his students questions about the movie and they would of been like if they were to experience that back in WWII time and how might it be different in present day times.
• the students would respond with great angst o trying to make sense of what life was like back in those times
• the students would feel remorse when they saw a gruesome scene in the movie that depicted the fighting in a graphic way. knowing what happened back then and what is happening to people around the world was very sad, but intriguing to them

 

 In terms of saying if the banking concept is still used in today in high school; I can say that it is rarely used. In my observation, the teacher went outside the banking concept and tried to help his students realize and imagine life during WWII and all the violence and genocide that went along with it. He challenged his students to think critically and analyze as they were watching to put themselves in the shoes of the soldiers and give the teacher their feedback on what they might of thought or done during that time period. Mr. Burkhart was very interactive with his students and hardly sat down and always asking the students to think and analyze the movie.

Blog Post 7

Tapping into a students Full Potential

 

On February 25, 2014 our class read Chapter 4 in the Bill Ayers graphic novel on building bridges, which I interpreted it as shaping the student and helping them tap into their full potential in all things they do. We were required to choose a quote on from the chapter that you believe in and how it asserts your teaching aspirations. I chose the quote from Bill Ayers chapter 4 on the bottom of page 56, which says, "The bridge from childhood is long and complex, built block by block." What I believe Bill Ayers is trying to portray here is that it takes time to mold children into the individuals they want to become and try with all their power to help them succeed along the journey.

 

This quote helps me come to an even deeper realization of why I want to become a teacher in the first place. Not only because I have a passion for teaching, but knowing that I can make a difference in each child's life in their journey to become the best they can become and more. Giving advice on life, time management, perseverance to stride for success, and to be happy. In the end, if your not happy with your life, accomplishments, and the differences you made on people or the world then you have done something wrong. Bill Ayers makes it clear for all people that to be a teacher or teach, in general, whatever it might be; you must have a passion and know that you have the opportunity to change the life of a student.