CTE New Teacher Institute Forum: Theorem 5

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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Theorem 5

I do agree with theorem 5, vocational education is not for everyone and in the past two years I have seen it. There are quite a few students that are placed in my class that do not want to be in there and unfortunately they are not removed from the class either. These students know they were not “built” for this class and they show it. They do not want to get dirty and it seems they don’t have the motor skills needed for the tasks given. The subject itself does not interest these students so they end up failing the class because they do not work and instead just stand there, sad. So as I stated, I do with agree with theorem 5, not everyone is “built” to be a Doctor, Lawyer, Clerk, Automotive Technician, Dentist, etc. We all have different skills and it’s up to us to find them. Apparently we as educators have found ours and it’s up to the counselors and us both to help the students find theirs.

1 comment:

Shirley said...: Even though I disagree with Prosser, I do however agree with your theory that Vocational classes are not for students who have no interest at all. It can be a boring subject for students who are not cut-out for that particular subject and forced to take a class that has yet to interest them.; February 11, 2014 at 5:33:00 PM EST