Students who know what to expect are more likely to have better self-moderated behavior and direction in learning. A common misconception among teachers who teach in schools where Native American children are the majority (85% and greater percentage American Indian/Alaskan Native) is the notion that the newest strategies and methods in the classroom is the solve-most problem in "Indian schools." Undoubtedly it is significant to have well-trained teachers and research-based methods, complimented by a good regiment of strategy and planning on the teacher's part, but without the student's "buy-in" to the concept being taught -- the lesson in itself is for naught. Simply put, "You can stand on your head and teach strategy until you are blue in the face; but if Johnny and Jackie haven't made a personal decision to learn , they simply will not learn what is intended."' The ten (10) most important things to know about teaching Native Ameri...
Native American author, fictional and academic. Thoughts, philosophies, and interpretations from a Native Lakota Sioux Woman's Perspective.