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Lack of Motivation
There are some teachers that are not motivated to be effective teachers. They spend
the minimum amount of time necessary to do their job never arriving early or staying
late. These teachers are just there. They do not challenge their students, rarely give
homework, are often behind on grading, show videos often, and give “free” days on a
regular basis. There is no creativity in their teaching, they rarely smile or seem
excited to be there, and they typically make no connections with other faculty or staff
members.
ACCESSING INFORMATION: previously, students had to venture to libraries and sort through books to search for
information. Now, through technology, they can gather all needed knowledge instantly; with the internet,
students can accumulate more information quickly and efficiently while teachers can incorporate more into
their lesson plans.
EDITING OF WRITTEN WORKS: In the past when students had to use type-writers or hand write their papers,
they would have to re-copy their whole essay if they made a mistake. Now, writers can digitally modify their
papers quickly (proofreading, adding sections, etc.) while reducing their frustration by decreasing the amount of
time spent with this task.
PROVING SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Instead of teachers relying on textbooks for the majority of there
lesson plans, they can use technology to enhance learning through movies and audio recordings, articles, and/or
slide show presentations. Considering the internet allows for easier attainment of supplementary information,
teachers can provide much more materials to their students other than whats in their midst.
COMMUNICATING: technology tools allows students to communicate with each other through email, chat
rooms, discussion boards, etc., to share information efficiently. This allows for an extensive community of
learners all working towards a specific goal.
MOTIVATING STUDENTS: Many students find school tedious and technology gains the attention of youth leading
to a higher degree of motivation. When students daily activities are so repetitive, technology recaptures their
interest and pulls them back into learning in a more interesting manner.
LACK OF SUPPORT: technology can provide much frustration to the student and/or teacher if the instructor is
not correctly trained in technology and can support the hardware in the classroom. If schools cannot support
their purchased technology, then this equipment goes unused and may be a waste of money. Last, with
technology constantly renewing, maintenance of these devices may become a hassle.
INADEQUATE TEACHING METHODOLOGY: Using technological programs in the classroom towards a learning
goal is a positive thing; yet, transferring passive use of technology into active use is a skill that takes much time
and practice. In other words, learning with technology is not fully integrated and useful until children are
learning from it and not with it.
TIME LOST: Sometimes teacher shy away from using technology due to connection problems, downloading
issues, software, and other difficulties because of their lack of time. Today, the students time within the
classroom is becoming more and more valuable so technology may not be the answer as a teaching method in
order to preserve time.
UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES: Once technology is purchased, the upkeep and maintenance may be to
much financially for the school to maintain. With outdated programs and hardware and the cost of repairing
equipment may be stretching many schools budgets.
INCOMPATIBILITY ISSUES: Most schools have a strict foundation surrounding state or national assessments. The
majority of these exams are pencil-and-paper based in order to make them accessible and equal to all schools
and students; because technology involves input to a computer, there is a divide between the assessments that
determine government funding and the use of technology in the classroom.
Teaching Strategies that Include Empathy in Your Curriculum
By now, it must seem pretty clear that empathy is an important personality asset, but you may be
wondering how to make it fit amongst your current lesson plans. Here are a few ideas to get you
started:
Be an example. Know that your students watch you. They learn from your character and
behaviors as much as they do from your instruction. Be a consistent example of
empathy, and exude a caring, compassionate, understanding attitude. They’ll follow your
lead.
Create the environment. It’s important that your students trust you and one another. If
an understanding, trustworthy environment is established, then they’re more likely to
open up and display positive characteristics towards one another.
Include lots of stories. Stories are perhaps the closest thing we have to “Walking
around in someone else’s skin.” They make us more human and develop our ability to
understand and sympathize with others’ experiences.
Work on communication strategies. Feelings are very different from words. It’s
important that attention is given to helping students find the words to explain their
feelings, in both their speaking and their writing.
Offer collaborative group tasks. As students work together on specific tasks or
challenges, they experience a sort of group molding that brings them together. Shared
victory or failure gives them a collaborative experience that requires them to exercise
those empathy muscles with their peers.
Identify shared values and differences. Discussions and activities go a long way
towards helping students see how they align or differ from others. Facilitate opportunities
for students to be open with one another and safely discover what others’ perspectives
may be.
Free and structured play. Playing on the playground and in the classroom builds bonds
between groups that open up the lanes for mutual understanding. Encourage students to
play together, and even coach them on their interactions and consequences.