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At a motivational seminar for teachers, held yesterday at the National Cultural Centre (NCC), thousands of teachers and education officials from across the country received a crash course on methods of bettering performance in the classroom.The event was put together by the Ministry of Education in partnership with a Trinidad-based bookstore owner who directly engaged, Ron Clark,Nike Air Max 98 Gundam 2018, the holder of an American Teacher of The Year Award, to introduce some of his teaching techniques to Guyana’s teachers.Clark is currently stationed in Atlanta, Georgia,Nike Off White The Ten, USA and is the founder of The RonClark during his riveting address to the nation’s teachers.Clark Academy. The 41-year-old school teacher is best recognised for his innovations and unique teaching techniques in Grades Six to Eight classrooms.During yesterday’s session, a very vibrant Clark delivered a number of key messages to the teachers gathered,Nike Air Max 97 Silver Bullet Australia, beginning with a robust review of his early days as an educator, a career which he merely stumbled upon.His motivational remarks saw him urging the teachers to let positive energy emanate,Air Max 97 Black Leather, so as to receive positivity. He told the audience not to look at teaching as a job but more as a mission. He urged those who are not prepared to take on the challenges of an educator to “leave the job”. Teaching the nation’s children is much too important be taken lightly, he added.Clark placed much emphasis on challenging “gifted” students beyond their capacity since they are regarded as the “brain trust” of the nation.He recalled that in his initial moments in the classroom,Huarache Shoes For Men, after noticing that each student performs at varying levels, he was advised to “teach in the middle so as to hit everyone”. Yesterday, however, he urged teachers not to “dumb down” their lessons to fit the lower performing students.“You don’t want your brain trust being taught at middle level but the top and beyond. They have to be challenged because the future of the country will suffer.”He said that teaching at the level of the smartest child in the class will eventually motivate the low performing students to improve.Clark further urged teachers to make productive use in the classroom and be energetic, and not to let time go by “sitting down”. “There should never be a moment when you sit down. Teachers should not sit down in class.”He said that by using the time productively, it leaves no space for misbehavior. He stated that an indiscipline problem would not exist if students are not given the time to be indisciplined.The teachers were further encouraged to be supportive of each other while putting the best interests of students, first. “When you’re dealing with children there is no room for the egos of teachers. As teachers we’ve got to hold it together. We’ve got to uplift each other; we must have each other’s back,” he said. Teachers were also asked to be supportive of, and to cooperate with, their administrators.In addition to his urges,Air Max 97 Undefeated White, Clark shared a number of his exciting experiencesComplimenting a teacher for his energy.and challenges as a teacher in South Carolina and Harlem, New York and encouraged teachers to learn from them and to find inspiration and courage to be better teachers and to continue to effectively change the lives of the children they teach.At the end of the seminar, the question was asked whether those in the audience were ready to employ the methods spoken of and to “act on what has been learnt” in order to make a difference in the lives of children,Nike Vapor Max Plus Triple Black, to which there was a resounding “Yes” in response.Two of the books that Clark penned, ‘The Essential 55’ and ‘The End of Molasses Classes’; based on his teaching methods were also purchased by the hundreds following Clark’s motivational speech. |
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