The Direction of Education

The Direction of Education

A career in the field of education is almost becoming one of nonexistence. Therefore, it is without a doubt that those individuals who chose to teach; do it because of their love for teaching and the delight one gets when enhancing students’ lives. True educator’s are a rare find, yet; those who do teach believe in the fact that “all” children can learn. However, with the increase of violence, lack of respect for teachers or those in authority and lack of parental support; it is almost impossible for teachers to take control of their classrooms.

With the mounting scares in the news and the lack of support from parents and proper authorities, teachers are afraid to take control of their classrooms. Certainly, there are other major concerns that the “new age” teacher has but still; safety in the classroom seems to take precedent. Children who are in school today seem to be more angrier than ever before which is now causing a more need for counseling and support from resources outside the classroom. A number of students and parents do not get the “vital” help they should have because many times educator’s resources are limited therefore, causing the student to fall through the cracks per se. Sorry to say, when the connection is not made, the teacher is defenseless in his/her own classroom because their safety, has been compromised.

Should teachers teach the way they were taught and if so is this always adequate for today’s students? Probably not, in that student’s way of life has changed to that of the information age. Technology is now incorporated into the “everyday” lives of today’s teachers and students. Almost everything that is done is computer-based. Families are fragmented, mobile, and stressed, and yet some educators continue to teach the way their teachers taught them 20, 30 years ago. As, result, causing students to begin to believe the curriculum does not meet their needs or applicable to their lives.