Challenges in the classroom

I have recently started to take a look into visual processing disorder and I have come to realize that there is so many types of disorders a child can have and to top it off, combining about ten per class out of twenty students is a great challenge for one teacher. It is not easy for a teacher to cover a lesson  in general and when the information given is not easily obtained by all students, the effectiveness of the lesson reduces. The teacher then has to search for strategies that will allow the students to grasp the concepts covered. Now disorders don't always refer to negative obstacles a student encounters, some students are what is "gifted and talented" and being gifted and talented is great, but when all twenty students are not at that level, it is difficult for that gifted student to stay focused. Students who quickly master a concept move quickly and require challenges to keep their attention locked up. Now that creates a challenge for the teacher because now she/ he has to be able to challenge all students but at different levels of intensity. The ultimate goal of a teacher is to have all her/ his students succeed and in order for that to be accomplished, a teacher must be able to recognize and treat every disability a student may have. The inclusion of every student's need is extremely important to the academic future of that child. I believe that holding all the students to high standards is perfectly fine, the actual work is in the process of getting them to meet the standards; gifted students can achieve their goals on their own, with guidance of the teacher, and the average to lower students can have the one-on-one help that they require of. A teacher must teach herself/ himself how to effectively reach out to all the students and prepare the next geniuses of this generation!

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 After watching Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk "How to Change Education" I find myself to be a definite supporter of his ideas. Mr. Robinson discusses creativity in education. Creativity is the ability for a person to express and act in a unique way and is different amongst every human being. Creativity is becoming extinct in the education system which is why "30 % of kids do not complete high school", education is being implemented through a routine that never changes and drives the interest of students out the door. Some people might blame it on teachers, but young teachers are being prepared to teach to a routine as well, now they're responsible of stepping out of the box and make themselves effective with their creativity. On the other hand, older teachers are also having a hard time adapting, which Mr. Robinson stated " if someone/something doesn't adapt to change it dies." "Children are born with a vast appetite for learning since they were in the womb" if any teacher, despite their age, does not use creativity to keep their students engaged their effectiveness will die.
 My current mentor teacher does an outstanding job of keeping her students engaged and developing creativity in the work her students complete. She sets her students to act like champions and establishes roles that they must act up to. Her students have a fun time in the class because every day the lessons are implemented in a different manner. Every thought that they express is important to both the teacher and the other students. The kids know they are not limited to think out of the box because the environment for such ideas was set since day one. But even when creativity is not fully present a teacher who wishes to encourage their students to express themselves can achieve such thing; "Change happens from the ground up and if you change what has happened at the ground you can change the world!"