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Are your strategies working out in class? Or are you feeling frustrated? Teaching can give us this feeling because we don't know if what we're doing is really functional. 

Many teachers investigate everyday to design fresh strategies that motivate students to engage with the subject they're teaching. And this search can become exhausting. Teachers are to keep their students motivated while introducing new content in interesting ways.

In addition to this, teachers also face issues related to administration which in some way end up dictating the structure of classes. And though teacher's authority might prevail in class, some elements are conditioned.

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<center><h2>Groups of few students</h2></center>

In many schools, the amount of students per class is big. I've never been in favor of this way of teaching. There are some schools that harbor more than 30 students in each classroom.

Of course, this is something that the authorities dictate. And they never consult it to see if it's feasible to keep it that way. It is believed that these decisions are made by educators, but it is contradictory because it is difficult to handle large groups of students specially in important stages as elementary and high schools.

For university students, it stands to reason to keep long groups because they are adults, and they are there because they want to. But with youngsters and children is a different story. A great percentage of them don't like school too much. And the ideas is to make learning fun and meaningful at the same time so that they enjoy their time in schools.

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<center><h2>Trying to avoid written tests</h2></center>

Most teachers use written tests, and I have nothing against them. But using too much this method of evaluation doesn't tell you a lot about how much students are assimilating content. 

I prefer to use reports or essays because they make students think and draw conclusions. I also like oral presentation techniques as long as they are based on exposure rather on descriptions.

Another good method of evaluation is discussion groups. This encourages brainstorming, and allow students to handle themselves the topics of discussions. Very few teachers do this, and think it is because they don't trust students enough to let them guide conversations. But teachers can be part of those sessions as a mediators, stepping in when it is needed to clarify and help.

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<center><h2>Free speech</h2></center>

There is still a reluctance to allow students to express freely regarding learning. The belief that only teachers possess all the wisdom is so settle down that any attempt for students to expose some ideas is sometimes rejected.

And this belief comes from administrative authorities mostly. They think that students are just listeners, a passive presence so to speak. But while we don't change such appreciation, the current problems presented in class during teaching will continue. 

I know that it is a risk. We don't know what students might come up with. But this fear needs to be overcome. I have written in other entries that the ultimate idea of learning is to teach students how to think for themselves. So, I believe that giving students the chance to express freely during class is a step to reach this goal.

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