There are several things I have learned about my students during this year. First, I would like to highlight some of the progress that many of them have made since entering the Broadcast/Video Production program. In the beginning of the school year many of my students had no idea about gathering information about news or understanding how you research and deliver the news on a daily basis.
Many of them had no concept of how news information are obtained and processed for the general public. I recently administered a test where the students had to recall the information they obtained while in the program. I am happy to report that 80% of my students passed their exam while the other 20% showed some understanding or had some concept of news gathering. In addition to the test that was given two of my students were recognized for their work and was chosen to host the Atlanta Public Schools television show.
Overall I have learned that many of my students are eager to lean. Given the opportunity many of them would thrive and succeed in many areas. One area that needs to be addressed is the behavior of many of these students. I think the school system has to find a way to combat the behavior of students who continue to disrupt the learning environment. Many of these students have no sense of respect because of their economic and social backgrounds. This is one area that must be dealt with.
My students have made considerable progress also. There were certain skills that I was expected to teach my class that completes two courses in one year during the first semester. I was unable to accomplish this task due to their immaturity and lack of seriousness in the beginning. Now that they seee the importance of healthcare and how it influences lives, they are moving right along. They see how information learned in the beginning is put into practice. What I find very rewarding is being able to apply material learned to concerns that directly affect my student population. Students tend to think they are infallible and have that "it won't happen to me" attitiude until they hear or read about it in their community.
ReplyDeleteYou should be very proud of the accomplishments you have helped your students achieve. Isn't it amazing how the common sense informatation we have learned in NTI so easily helps our students succeed with leaps and bounds. Sadly though, use of such information is not so common by other instructors.
Lastly, I agree with your note on student behavior. Disruptions in the class room are unacceptable and affect the learning of all students, not just the ones who are being disuptive. It is amazing how much time I spend correcting and redirecting students.