When creating a lesson plan and preparing the presentation, we had to agonise how we could deliver our lesson more effectively. We had an opportunity to talk to head of grade 6. Also, we did an research ourselves. We made a conclusion that students will start focusing and learn better when they become truly interested in it. To make them do so, it is very important how we approach our topic , nutrition, which might be an hard topic for child to understand easily. Since nutrition is a complicated topic, we thought that it would be necessary for us to draw their attention all the time and check what they are doing frequently. During our lesson, we will always remind ourselves to make everything simple but for students. Also, we should use high impact visuals such as model fruits.
Our team has realised an importance of social learning for child just as Vygotsky had claimed. Thus, our lesson is composed of many activities that child have to interact with each other to proceed their learning. Of course every content will be taught before they move on to practical activities with peers, but we will put down a bit more challenging questions to them when it comes to activities. We will guide students to discuss each other a lot even when they do small things. When they have questions, they will have to ask peers who know better before asking us.
It is obvious that educational standard in the country affects employment rate. I don’t think that high test score is only way to evaluate the standard of the education in the country. Students should be able to learn knowledge and skills that companies and work place require. I think one of the most important aims for our lesson in Bintan is to build students’ critical thinking skills, which is necessary for them to acquire to be competitive modern man. Also, I think that research skills are important. Research will help them acquire skills dealing with laptop and will also help them acquire extensive knowledge that teachers even don’t know and varied perspectives of the people in the world.