As a future teacher I hope to keep aware of what students need in order to become successful adults. As Burke says, The implications for teachers challenged me to reevaluate what I teach and assume my students need to know and be able to do. Gary, one of the adults Burke mentions, is very comfortable talking in front of people. I feel that is very important because too many of us feel uncomfortable when speaking in front of an audience. In my future classroom I plan to allow many opportunities for students to speak in front of the class.
Older students can do oral presentations, plays, and group presentations.
My nephew said that in one of his high school English classrooms he was allowed to teach class one day. I asked him how he felt and he said he had really enjoyed it. I never realized the owner of a gardening business utilized so many literacy skills. Providing the opportunities for students to read, write, listen, and speak, is an essential way to lead students towards success.