Top 5 Ways You Can Draw Learners' Interest While Teaching
Teaching teenagers can be a lot of fun and at the same time boring depending on the methodology a teacher resorts to use inorder to attract their attention as well as interest.
Teens as they grow up are bound to face challenges that distract them from the normal path of learning trajectory,therefore,by putting yourself into their shoe as a teacher or a caretaker you would be in a good position to understand them.
By being part and parcel of their learning process would help them have a positive attitude towards learning.
And you know what?
Attitude is the beginning of learning, a good attitude that is,to the learning environment and the teacher in general is as vital as starting a good day in the morning!
As a teacher you ought to strive on cultivating a positive attitude at all times.
Challenges such as adolescence, family issues like hunger, breakups and poverty are some problems which lead learners not to pay attention in class.
I remember when I was in class three there was a boy who used to come with a roasted maize to class and ate grain per grain as the early lesson progressed .
When the teacher discovered,he beat him senselessly.
I knew the boy closely because he came from my neighborhood,in fact he was my cousin.
His family was riding on poverty thus affording a meal even once a day was an uphill task
He later dropped out of school at class six because he couldn't withstand the harsh conditions of life from home and at school, he later became a turnboy.
I wish the teacher would have taken time to understand and help him...
Well,
I have analysed five ways in which I wish a teacher would use so as to draw interest to learning and encourage learners to view school as a factory which manufactures useful men and women out of boys and girls as they chat their way forward to their destinies.
1.Group discussion.
You ought to try out this one!
Learners who are social and also weak benefit as they interact and speak during the discussion.
The learners also improve on their level of confidence as they speak freely to their peers on what they know and what they would like to know.
However,it's imperative to understand how to group learners,for example put them in a manageable group and mix their abilities. Also appoint a group leader and define his or her role.
In addition,they must have rules of the group . Allow them come up with their rules,help them to approve the rules and make necessary improvement on the rules where necessary.
2.Outdoor activities
Take them out!
It should not be everything in class everyday,they get refreshed when they are out learning in another environment as a result they get encouraged to ask questions for instance under a safe tree during an afternoon lesson will be appropriate.
Where there aren't trees you can even take them to another room, probably school hall.
Make it impromptu,catch them unaware and inform them they will have their lesson in another environment.
3.Career path
As you teach them at least let them know their future on why they should love your subject.Feel part of them by giving illustrations.As the saying goes,a good teacher demonstrates.
Integrate stories too of your own and also from other sources,like the internet.
Illuminate their paths with the numerous professions that require the subject you teach and the qualifications ,as such, they would feel motivated to study having a clear picture in their mind where they would likely land among the many professions.
4.Rapport between the teacher and the learners
Sometimes as a teacher you may be frustrated that you give your all to learners and yet some fail terribly.Learning is a process just like perfection.
Well encourage them to improve step by step and that they should not be discouraged by the mark they score.
Conclusion
I hope the methods I have outlined will be convenient for teachers wishing to use them to disseminate knowledge to learners all round.
