Question

Discuss how education can be used to put a stop to vulnerability of learners.

Answer 1

Education can be used to put a stop to vulnerability of learner by the following strategies:-

• Building relationships are very important as if you don’t have a relationship with your students the work you do on a daily basis. Try to get to know students desires and expectations and try to build a connection with them which has a very strong impact in all circumstances.
• Share the importance and intentions behind what the students going learn and achieve in future.
• There should be a balanced approach between the knowledge and learning given to the students which leads to the progress of the students as well as the educator.
• Most of us would consider we have high expectations for kids, which is good. However, don’t let your high expectations limit your students with what they can accomplish. Often our perception of what they can accomplish limits them, even when they are set at high levels. Push the students and they will surprise you and you might surprise yourself.
• Educator must engage and excite the students to connect the learning and content standards back to the students by using relevant practices and put the students in charge of their own learning. Groups, pairs, share outs, questions and reflections encourage deeper thinking and provide meaning.
• Teaching and learning can be a rushed, fast paced experience only it doesn’t have to be. As an educator and learner, time needs to be built into the day or class period where students reflect on what they’ve learning and make meaning of it. This helps with processing information as they reconcile it with their prior knowledge and work to make the information stick. This is a great opportunity for thinking to be clarified, questions to be sought, or learning to be extended. Simple journal responses are a great way to incorporate this into the classroom.
• We all have bad days and so do students. Just because you taught something or gave a test doesn’t mean that you are done with the concept and move on. Students come to school with a lot of baggage that we aren’t always aware of. By allowing students to retake tests, learn from their mistakes, or circling back through the curriculum will allow more students to access your instruction and for you to have a better understanding of where they are at with their learning
• If you have a struggling student and you aren’t sure how you can help, just ask. By showing that you are human too and not just an authoritarian figure, it can go a long way.