Teaching Styles

In the story of the little boy, the first teacher, who adapted the concept of direct teaching, asked the students to draw a flower and to follow her strict instructions. I have mixed feelings about this way of teaching.

On the one hand, I agree that the students need to learn how to follow the instructions.

In first school, the teacher tried to direct her students in several occasions such as when she asked the little boy to wait for his classmate to be ready and also when she told him how to draw the flower. In fact, some educators believe that children need instructions to learn how to be commitment in the future. Also, they claim that the concept of direct teaching will help the students to follow the rules and to enhance their ability in terms of working within the group. Now, I can’t agree more that this method may assist the children to achieve the previous aims. Because, in this age the children are more receptive to learn new qualities.

However, on the other hand, these instructions have a thin line and if we crossed that line, we will raise a generation without any ambitions, creativity or independence. In other words, we need to differentiate between two kinds of instructions. The one that will help the students to be commitment like when she asked the little boy to wait for his classmate. The instructions that may eliminate their ability to make a decision and that was obvious when the little boy moved to the new school. The poor boy waited for his teacher to direct him. I believe we can raise a generation who is committed to the rules and independent at the same time by giving them the space to act freely.

Teaching Styles

In the story of the little boy, the first teacher, who adapted the concept of direct teaching, asked the students to draw a flower and to follow her strict instructions. I have mixed feelings about this way of teaching.

On the one hand, I agree that the students need to learn how to follow the instructions.

In first school, the teacher tried to direct her students in several occasions such as when she asked the little boy to wait for his classmate to be ready and also when she told him how to draw the flower. In fact, some educators believe that children need instructions to learn how to be commitment in the future. Also, they claim that the concept of direct teaching will help the students to follow the rules and to enhance their ability in terms of working within the group. Now, I can’t agree more that this method may assist the children to achieve the previous aims. Because, in this age the children are more receptive to learn new qualities.

However, on the other hand, these instructions have a thin line and if we crossed that line, we will raise a generation without any ambitions, creativity or independence. In other words, we need to differentiate between two kinds of instructions. The one that will help the students to be commitment like when she asked the little boy to wait for his classmate. The instructions that may eliminate their ability to make a decision and that was obvious when the little boy moved to the new school. The poor boy waited for his teacher to direct him. I believe we can raise a generation who is committed to the rules and independent at the same time by giving them the space to act freely.

The Little Boy

In the passage,the teacher wants the boy to draw a picture.The boy started right away without waiting for the teacher to finish with the instruction on what to do or what picture to make.I agree with teachers idea of making students wait and begin together,in this way it helps the students to work together as a group,make them busy with a calm classroom environment and also to listen to instructions before starting a work.

In the process of giving instructions where the teacher noticed that the boy ready?With his crayon ready to draw?She said "Wait".This made the boy listen to the teacher for that moment and the boy started again without being told to do so.Again the teacher says "Wait".The teacher then makes a model for them and tells the student they can begin their drawing of a flower.

It is good for students to listen to instructions or read them before starting any task asigned to them.I taught a class where i had a similar issue with the students in my class.The first thing they hear from  me the teacher,then they begin to write without waiting for the full instruction that they have to follow.It is the instruction of the teachers that has to be modified suite the level of the students and also teachers understanding their students level of comprehension.

From the passage when students listen to instruction fully before starting a task,all instructions are followed,classroom envionment is calm and busy and this encourages critical thinking.

The Teacher was Wright

  In the story the little boy, he studied at school. One day, he wanted to draw flower but his teacher told him, "wait."  Because she wanted him drew flower which she showed him. Without a doubt,   There is not only one correct way for teacher to teach her students. Each teacher has different one or two methods.
According to the article about the little boy,  the teacher wanted  her students do one specific thing. She determined what must they do in same time. Such as in the story the teacher said to her students," I will show you how draw red flower." As a result, she taught about one thing she wanted it, and students will influence with way teaching her. For instance, in my country teachers tell students what they have to do in a class. I remember in elementary school my teacher taught my classmates and I how drew birds.
Consequently, I think the teacher tried to assist her students because she wanted to obtain about ability each one. To conclude, I agree with each teacher seeks to help her students that they aware what their teacher wants of them. She teach them with correct methods.

The Little Boy

In the story there are two types of teachers in the classroom setting. In the first type, the teacher tells the students to wait for her till she finishes her explanations.  The second teacher gives sometime for the students to use their own talent in their exercise before she begins the lesson of the day. The students those who have experienced with the first teacher always wait for the teacher to start. Maybe these students lose their creativeness. I agree with the first teacher who tells the students to wait for her explanation. When I was a first grade teacher at St. Aloysius Catholic Grade school my students were very interesting.  Each one was unique.  During the class there was a student called John who did not listen to the teacher and made mistakes very often.  So I had to ask him to wait and listen for my instruction first. One time I said to the class "today we will draw a map of our country", but John did not pay attention to me and he drew a picture of dog.  It happened many times to John.  Therefore I had to repeat again and again the word "wait" "listen and observe me first then continue your work." My main purpose was I wanted my students to become an attentive listeners and do things exactly what was told. Therefore I agree with the first teacher who leads the students in the classroom by telling the word "wait" 

Know a Rose before You Draw One by Mickey

Know a Rose before You Draw One


     How can a student draw a rose when he doesn't know what it is? "The Little Boy" portrays the story of a boy who seemingly lost his passion for creativity after a teacher trains him with the art of obedience and imitation. After simply following the teacher for some time, the boy meets another teacher. When the second teacher tells the boy to make a drawing, the boy draws the same kind of flower his first teacher had taught him: a red rose. But can we really call this a death of creativity? Because in my opinion, not all red roses look alike.
     The teacher had only been trying to "stuff" the boy with the most fundamental and necessary information, along with cooperation. I believe that, in the modern society, creativity only becomes useful when intellectual support is present, and thus I agree with what the first teacher tried to do. 
     Our protagonist lacked two important traits, and one of them was a basic concept of how flowers look in real life. While a flower with yellow leaves and a purple stem is indeed a blooming sense of imagination, his education or social reputation may be put into question if 
he cannot draw other real-world flowers. While the teacher may have discouraged the boy's creativity to some degree, she was also trying to inform the boy of what roses, sunflowers, and other flowers look like. The boy still had room for creativity after learning what a 'typical' rose looks like. Just as no two people, not even twins, are identical in looks, there are just about trillions of different red roses that may stem from the boy's pool of imagination.
     Deference is the one other feature the boy needed developing. Patience may be the other word. The boy will be facing various directions and orders in life, especially if the boy grows up to enter a bureaucracy. If he is not capable of waiting for the teacher to finish such a simple instruction, how will he adapt to all the sophisticated and difficult instructions in life?
     Even the pearl in an oyster cannot exist without the shells, and the first teacher had just been trying to provide the shells to the boy. Facts and deference never serve as hindrance for creativity, but rather serves as basis for an even richer imagination. Order is something we cannot live without, and the first teacher had surely been only trying to teach the boy these core values that need internalization and are crucial as the boy grows up and encounters the world.

What the First Teacher Missed by Ciara

There is no one ultimately right way to teach students. As each student has a different, unique personality, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to students. In this regard, i could not agree with the way that the first teacher guided the boy although I could partly understand her purpose. The first teacher had a responsibility to guide all of her students equally, so she wanted to make sure that everybody in her class get along with each other well. That is why she gave a group project to her students in her art class. She gave students some materials to share hoping that they could learn how to share limited resources with their friends, sometimes waiting for their turns. However, the little boy in her class started his own project using all the materials without any agreement with his group, and it obviously made his classmates uncomfortable. From her perspective, the new boy did not respect his classmates and may have some troubles in her class. Therefore, she decided to teach him that there is a set of rules he has to follow in a certain circumstance. The only problem is that her instruction and guidance were given in a very strict and disciplined way which did not consider the boy's unique personality and eventually killed his creativity.  Since she gave the boy instructions even how to draw a flower and how to make a dish in a very clear way and asked him to follow them, the boy lost his ability to create his own things and became a passive learner whether she intended it or not.
In my opinion, there are two different areas in education. One is fostering students ability to cooperate as members of our society, and the other one is helping them to show their unique potential as human beings. In the former area, education should be given as the first teacher did, teaching a set of rules to the students to comply and guiding them to respect others. However, this type of education always has a risk to make every student the same because it ignores the fact that every single student has different personality and different potential, and this is where the other type of education is needed. Education should be given in a way which encourages students to grow their creativity and not to lose their own personality. Through this type of education, students can explore their own possibility and potentiality and take active parts on their own life. What the first teacher missed was the latter part. Her educational approach was only focused on the former area of education. In this regard, I could not agree with the way she taught the little boy, but also could not tell she was entirely wrong. It is hard to make a balance between two areas, so this should be the major goal which our contemporary education should seek for.