... making students know things, to making students learn things on their own. I believe the greatest asset of a teacher is the ability to creatively modulate and organize the lesson and present it in a form that is appreciated and understood by students. My ideal classroom environment would be when I model and structure my lessons through an interactive manner, allowing students to debate, ... with the teacher. This is usually successful especially if the lesson is before morning tea, lunch or home time where students are rushing to leave. In the case that the issue still persists, sending...

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... teaching (1992:318) argues, 'If classroom dicourse it to reflect the characteristics of ordinary conversation, the initiative for starting talk or dtermining topics should not be excercised by the teacher alone.' The success of any conversation or interaction will depend on the various participants approach to the exchange. These co-operative principles are particularly relevant in a classroom environment and Grice ... maxims of quantitiy ,quality,relation and manner if applied in the classroom can lead to effective and targetted exchanges.Line 3 of the transcription as pupil 1 responds...

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... by encouraging a multicultural voice. This recognition of a multicultural voice helps all students have a greater understanding of the many different views in society. This encourages dialogue between teacher and student and between students who may have different experiences. Multicultural voices need to be honored, incorporated, and assisted in the classroom. Teaching practices that engage students' ... voices can enhance learning, creating a more welcoming learning environment. In addition, the quality of teacher and student interactions, "school climate-, is crucial. In a study on ad...

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... primary and secondary classroom, into the playground and pre-schooling. Meadmore shows howchildren move between the playground and the classroom beneath the benevolent, but all-seeing, gaze of the teacher. Consequently, thefreedom? of the playground and thediscipline? of the classroom do not represent afundamental opposition?, but rather two tactics which form part of a wider strategy aimed at ... of the states, through education departments. This was primarily so that schooling could be made compulsory (and free) whilst remaining as efficient and cost effective as possible. The ideal o...

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