Importance of Silence in Classroom
By Devarshi Pandya
" In silence and movement, you can show the
reflection of people " - Marcel Marceau
In this fast-pacing age, I really wish students
learn to articulate their ideas and confidence in expressing them. As an
ex-primary teacher, I have seen students struggle to find their voice and even
ask for help.
Psychologist says silence is so powerful that it
can help instils self-discipline, and as a result, higher capacity for free
thinking. It is the blindsided pedagogical practice that supports ideas of
continual growth, possibility and primary care of students.
Silence enhances the ability to concentrate
In 21st century learning, collaboration, classroom
management and interaction are central to education. Now, I am not dismissing
this practice, but it’s the time that we reinforce the importance of silence
and use it as a tool in the development of our students.
Silence can help our students concentrate better.
Of course, collaboration and discussion churn out more ideas in class, but at
when students take time to think of others opinion, comprehend it and debate it
increases=student’s ability to master a particular skill
I was an English teacher. In one such class, my
students were to write an essay on “My Kind of School” Needless to say, this
was entirely personalised and unique for each student. So, I began by giving
them the opportunity to share ideas with their peers.
In no time the classroom turned into a fish market,
and students were just chatting with the opposite partner. Few students
expressed while some struggled in articulating their thoughts too. There
was an evident imbalance in the classroom, and this is when I decided to
ungroup them, and it helped!
I asked all my students to close their eyes and
think of the school they would want to go to. It struck me that offering
opportunities for students to sit without diversion causes them to assimilate
content and recall it, and consider further questions. They can process the
emotions and thoughts communicated by their partners and think about the
significance of different points of view.
Consider history class. While there are unending
recorded points to ponder, if there isn’t a great opportunity to think about
what’s being learnt, the students will just focus on the grade and not on a
critical understanding of the topic.
If the students are asked to sit and reflect on the
learnings, it might help them realise how events from the past have formed
their life and network today, or how individuals felt amid a time of strife or
test.
learning at an individual pace
While in class, students must stay aware of a
specific pace by following an instructor, schoolmates, and educational
programs, once in a while at a quicker or slower speed than their very own
optimal rate.
Homework, sports cooperation, testing, and even
meal break all have due dates and time limits. Thoughtful stretches of time
offer students a chance to get up to speed or slow down and process at their
own beat.
Education tools that give students time to
comprehend the learning are encouraged.across the schools. Perosnliaded
learning tools like Mindspark is helping children learn with understanding at
her own pace.
Mindspark is an adaptive learning platform for
imparting literacy and numeracy skills to children to provide a personalised
learning path to each child based on their performance and their
misconceptions. Here’s one such case study depicting students learning curve
from her Mindspark sessions
I don’t trust a classroom ought to be unendingly
quiet. Be that as it may, I think about silence as the sound of reasoning, and
I use quiet as an instrument on my training device belt to support the
substantial psychological advancement of my understudies.
As you’re pondering your classroom, think about how
regularly you take into account times of quiet where understudies have an
individualised chance to centre and process their very own inward musings.
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