Blog #2

In grade school, the teachers that I remembered most and learned the most from were those who used the constructivist theory. I am the type of learner that has to have hands on activities where I am doing the activities myself and with others or else I will not learn any of the material and will become distracted easily. Hands on learning to me is fun and worthwhile and I wish more teachers adopted this style.

Fourth grade was one of my favorite years because of all the hands on activities and projects that we were given. I thought most of the work was mainly busy work at the time but it helped me better understand the material, want to come to class, and participate. My teacher knew that she had to keep moving in the lessons or else she would lose us mentally. She was an awesome teacher and used constructivism well.

Unfortunately, I have had some objectivism teachers in grade school. In my ninth grade World History class, our lessons consisted of lecture based off of powerpoints. These powerpoints were always white backgrounds with black writing and little to no pictures and the teacher would randomly call on students sometimes but only if he remembered your name. Then, he would have us watch movies that felt like they went on for ages. This class did not make me want to learn or participate. I easily became distracted in this class and never felt the need to learn.

To me, Constructivism means you make students want to learn through activities, projects, and discussions while objectivism is mainly a lecture style. In my future classroom, I want to make my students want to learn through the constructivism theory because most students need to be motivated in order to retain information. I hope my students will see me as an awesome teacher just like I saw my fourth grade teacher.