I teach, therefore you learn...
or do you?
The changing expectations of our pupils

We no longer live the way we used to

•We teach the way we used to
•We teach the way we were
taught

Our
philosophy
may be
outdated

We may be
stuck in our
old ways

The old may
feel safe and
reliable

Perhaps the new offers
a better alternative

Consider this:

Charles Dickens
wrote like this

But our pupils read
Charles dickens
like this

Yet we expect our
pupils to produce
work like this

But not like this

It may be
time to
reconsider the
way we teach

But why?

Our pupils are not
that different
from us

But they experience
the world differently

Think about it...

Our generation watched TV:
•Limited
information
•Structured
schedules

Their generation use computers:
•Limitless
information
•24/7 access

Our pupils share the same
interests we had:
•Friendship
•Socialising

But they use different tools

The means of communication
have changed

This is how they communicate:

Communication may hold the key

We need to start listening

We need to
teach using
the right
tools

We need to
teach life
skills

We need to stop resisting change

We risk
being left
behind

If we are to
meet our
students
expectations

If we are to
engage our
pupils

If we are to
remain
relevant

If we want them to learn from us

We may need to learn from them

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