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project ideas and proposed solution will contribute to more effective teaching/ learning
methods. Also, our big objective is to make students aware that they are themselves responsible
for their own academic performance. Our role as educators is to provide them with the right
tools to make the most of the school time.
So how can we hone our educational approach to help young minds grow and thrive at the same
time?
Criticism 1
If education is such an important factor in everybody’s life, why do so many teenagers dislike
school? As children, we love learning new things; we are curious about everything and
constantly ask questions. We start primary school full of excitement and expectations. But
something mysterious happens some time during that six-seven-eight year period. By the time
we start high school, we lose our enthusiasm. Why do so many claim school kills our creativity?
Doing project related surveys we found out that one the primary reasons for this state of affairs
is stress. Students feel overwhelmed by too much school work, too much pressure from parents
and teachers.
However, for many teens it is not too much work which makes them feel dejected. There is
something else that can be an even greater source of daily stress. It is the fear of being judged,
criticized, laughed at or even mocked on the grounds of your grades, ideas or looks. As we see
there are many things that contribute to one’s lack of enthusiasm of going to school or even
learning.
To make students learn effectively, willingly and with pleasure of discovering new things, we
as educators should create a proper learning environment in which pupils feel safe while
sharing ideas in class. Every students requires respect and they should pay respect to
everyone. Mistakes should be vied as integral part of learning processes, they are a rich source
of information and support in understanding the material we learn. Students should be praised
by their attitude to work not by their intellect abilities.
‘Each student’s achievement should be evaluated in terms of that student’s competencies and not
solely related to the achievements of other students’ ( Paideia Principle). Students first of all