Teach Middle East Magazine Issue 5 Volume 2 May-June 2015 | Page 16

Perspe Vox Pop How can teachers help students Jane Bailey Rob Ashby Gareth Case Head of Art Teacher of Maths Head of Art " You cannot deny that making Art is " I always tell my students when they make a mistake that it is far more important to reflect on the process rather than the right answer. If they know how to work out the answer when they revisit the question in a week’s time then they have made progress. " " Debbie Foulkes Chris House Paul Rivers Teacher of Modern Foreign Teacher of Chemistry Head of Biology Languages " The lesson is just the start, students need to be disciplined and focused enough to go away and read and add depth to everything that they do in the classroom. " " As soon as possible after each lesson consolidate what you have just learnt by re-reading your notes and testing yourself on the material. If there are any uncertainties seek assistance as soon as you can. " time-consuming. But it is not always necessarily about how much time you devote to something, but rather how you use the time that you have. You might only have 20 minutes to spare, and if you use that 20 minutes in a very focused and productive way then that can be just as valuable as sitting down for 3 hours and squandering the time. " " Successful linguists are those who want to communicate using another language apart from their mother tongue. As such students need to be speaking the language outside the classroom from choice rather than necessity. " 16 | May - Jun 2015 | | Class Time Manage your time well, know when your approaching deadlines are and plan accordingly even if it’s rough. "