Class 3- May 15th, 2012
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PowerPoint Presentation
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PowerPoint Presentation Reflection
I feel that for many children,
risk-taking behaviors greatly decrease when children begin adolescence. When students
start to become teenagers, they start to fear what their peers think of them.
During my primary and elementary years, I was a risk-taker. My hand was continually
up; ready to provide my answer or opinion. I was fearless about what others thought
of me and I was unfazed by the idea that my answer may be wrong. After elementary school, my family resettled
to a larger community and I began grade 7 with twenty other students (which was
a huge adjustment from my small multi-grade classroom). The move and the huge
culture shock combined with my awkward adolescence made me shy and I began to
not raise my hand, in hear of embarrassing myself in front of everyone. Throughout
junior high and high school I was also not much of a risk-taker but I think
that now that I am surrounded by people in my cohort who are all in the same
position as me, I have become much more of a risk-taker. My internship has also
helped me take risks and I am no longer in fear of speaking up or talking in
front of people.
This presentation has made it clear
that learning is in fact a social process. We all have a combination of
characteristics from the natural, community, and collected type of learners
that help us become ever-evolving learners. I feel risk-taking is a part of the
social process that stood out to me. As teachers, we need to help our students
feel comfortable in the classroom so that they take risks when asking a
question or giving their opinion. We need to teach students that mistakes are a
natural feature of all learning environments and that we learn from our
mistakes.
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