entering a classroom that
is not a classroom
my pupils inside: i haven't seen them for a long time
i want them to listen to me
yet the pupils aren't listening; they don't (want to) perceive me.
all the time i look at them, they look into another direction.
they aren't rebelling or trying to sabotage my lesson;
my lesson that isn't a lesson.
it's an encounter between an older person and
younger persons who aren't young anymore but
who haven't grown up yet.
the pupils changed into beings-in-between.
i can sense that they have become independent.
the pupils don't need a teacher anymore;
they aren't ready for making a living either.
many teachers need to be needed.
most pupils want to be autonomous.
teachers will be disappointed by the end of a day.
pupils dislike school by the end of most lessons.
dear athena, that's wired. isn't it?
therefore we need to think about it. we need to ask ourselves:
WHAT has to be changed?
Dec 20, 2019
Dec 20, 2019 at 2:58 AM UTC
entering a classroom that
is not a classroom
my pupils inside: i haven't seen them for a long time
i want them to listen to me
yet the pupils aren't listening; they don't (want to) perceive me.
all the time i look at them, they look into another direction.
they aren't rebelling or trying to sabotage my lesson;
my lesson that isn't a lesson.
it's an encounter between an older person and
younger persons who aren't young anymore but
who haven't grown up yet.
the pupils changed into beings-in-between.
i can sense that they have become independent.
the pupils don't need a teacher anymore;
they aren't ready for making a living either.
many teachers need to be needed.
most pupils want to be autonomous.
teachers will be disappointed by the end of a day.
pupils dislike school by the end of most lessons.
dear athena, that's wired. isn't it?
therefore we need to think about it. we need to ask ourselves:
WHAT has to be changed?
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