`Children and Learning: Is it what we are teaching or how we are teaching it?`

References

Cornell , C (1999 , April 15 . I hate math ! I couldn 't learn it and I can 't teach it ! Childhood Education , 75 (4 , 225 . Retrieved August 28 2008 from Academic Search Complete database

This reading discusses how new teachers , especially those with bad experiences while they were in school , can teach mathematics effectively . This is a helpful resource because Cornell demonstrates the importance of individual interest and understanding in a subject matter It shows the link between a student 's attitude toward the material and their success , and discusses ways

for a teacher to help change a bad attitude . Cornell concentrates on multiple intelligences , notorious teaching methods that are not helpful , and ways to clearly and concisely teach concepts . He specifically focuses on early detection , less stressful ways of grading and testing , using real-life situations , and allowing students to create their own mathematical techniques (Cornell 1999

Feldman , S (2000 , August 28 . Kids left behind . New Republic 223 (9 /10 , 2-2 . Retrieved September 2 , 2008 from Academic Search Complete database

Feldman attacks the controversial issue of how to help students that are deficient in extremely basic academic skills . She states that the root of the problem is the lack of expectation these high school students had when they were younger . Now that there are more stringent standards in elementary schools , Feldman proposes that teachers need to focus on these older students before it is too late . A major problem seems to be that many teachers never received training to fix issues with basic math and reading skills . Retraining these teachers , student dropout rates and learning from the U .S . military 's aptitude tests are some of the suggestions Feldman brings forth (Feldman , 2000

Lombardo , M (2005 , January . Rhythmic reading and role playing . Library Media Connection , 23 (4 , 38-39 . Retrieved August 28 , 2008 , from Academic Search Complete database

While teaching children to read and write may seem like a daunting task Lombardo presents several fun and creative ways to keep children interested . She states that children will learn faster if they don 't fully realize they 're taking part in a lesson . She discusses how nursery rhymes can teach and instill the basic aspects of a language rhythm , sentence structure , and vocabulary . Acting out and reciting rhymes , filling in missing words , and discussing the characters and plot are all ways to reinforce a language in young children . Mary Lombardo is a retired schoolteacher with first-hand experience , and has written several other pieces about teaching younger children (Lombardo , 2005

Pratt , D (2008 , March . Lina 's letters : a 9-year-old 's perspective on what matters most in the classroom . Phi Delta Kappan , 89 (7 , 515-518 Retrieved August 28 , 2008 from Academic Search Complete database

David Pratt provides an interesting view of the classroom through the eyes of his fourth grade daughter , Lina . He states that we don 't listen to children enough , as they can give us the most honest s of the problems we have in our schools . In the article Lina stresses...