Content and Learning to Learn-Blog #3

I really enjoyed reading this article and learning about the importance of not only teaching content to students, but also teaching students how to learn on their own. Once a student is comfortable and confident enough to begin teaching themselves then they are going to have a much less stressful academic career. We are future educators are always being taught how important the content of a subject is, but I am just now learning how important it is for students to actually become independent learners. I wish so badly that my teachers would have taught me in this way when I was young. I feel that I would like school much better now and would be much more stress free. Another thing I really liked about this article is that it emphasized allowing students to read more expository text in the classroom. There are many expository texts that I know students would be intrigued by if they were to be introduced to them. These types of books make learning a fun experience and allow the students to become more independent in their learning. Overall, I think that this article holds a wealth of truthful knowledge on how to educate our students today and I look forward to implementing this into my classroom.