A New Style of Teaching

When it comes to education I think that our current system is severely lacking in making education involved and making an environment that makes students want to learn. Right now our education system is more like a bank system teachers just poor information into students without giving students a chance to ask why are we learning this or how does this benefit my life. This form of education is very hard on students mental health and creates a lot of strain on students livelihood because they are constantly memorizing new things and never having honest conversations with their teachers.

This past semester I learned a lot about engaged pedagogy and how this style of teaching drastically increases a students interest in learning. Engaged pedagogy gets students involved in class by creating an environment that is more of a conversation and less of a lecture. Engaged pedagogy puts the students education first and therefore makes the students more willing to learn. I have experienced several classes in college that just felt like someone was just dumping information into my brain and then walking away and I hated those courses. However, I have also been in courses where I can tell that the professor is passionate about a subject and really want their students to learn. This passion created an environment that made me want to go to class every week and participate.