Approaches?

         In education there are many approaches. You can be an executive, a liberator, or even a facilitator in your classroom. All of which can have a very effective outcome. But trying to figure out which one is the best, that is one thing that I cannot find. To be an executive in the classroom sounds great, the teacher has total control, the students follow explicit directions and they are lead directly to the desired learning outcome. Then we go to the facilitator approach. With this style we go away from the direct learning and only that and we begin to look at more of the students individual needs and knowledge. That is a really good thing it is incredibly rare to have two students with the exact same backgrounds, likes and dislikes, and social skills so this approach could be great to reach more students. Then the liberationist comes into play. Some students learn better when you give the information to them and they learn it how they want, a great idea. We all learn different and that cannot be changed, some learn from listing, some from watching, and some by doing. This approach is great for those students who learn best by experimenting and finding the knowledge on their own or with a small amount of help. To be a liberationist you are giving the students the key to there education.

I would like to say there is one approach that is the best, but I don’t think I can. All three have great pieces and will work better at reaching different students.