Hands-free classrooms are a better learning experience than a controlled classroom. Many teachers now like to use Google Classroom, Google Docs, Google Slides, and many other applications for learning. While it may be a good thing, many kids slack off by playing games or simply doing something else. An issue with controlled classrooms is that the more rules you put on students, they’ll break them. Of course, I don’t mean to remove rules, but I recommend allowing students to spread their wings a bit. For example, English classes should have more creative writing pieces allowing students to write what comes into their mind. Maybe, even allow them to go into groups writing a document for fun. Math classes can instead allow students to solve problems without a pre-existing method instead of just grades. Then teach them other methods used to solve the problem, and so forth.
Not only does this help students feel more comfortable, free, and less strained. It helps the teacher as it can increase mobility allowing teachers to move around the class much more freely instead of sitting at a desk and waiting for a student to come up. Allows a teacher to bond more with students. Greatly improves class management as it allows teachers to focus more on how to effectively teach and get students to engage. Allows teachers use their time more efficiently and effectively so they aren’t forced to sit and stare at a computer while waiting for students to ask questions. Hands-free teaching also improves engagement which creates a positive learning environment and a better student-teacher relationship along with allowing students to learn their way with different methods available.
Overall, I feel as if both students and teachers benefit from this. It can allow students to grow their own opinions. Being able to go into groups they agree with in the classroom and facilitate a positive learning environment. For teachers, they’d experience less stress. They don’t have to constantly look over a student and correct them as classmates would help with that issue. It would allow students to truly feel like learning. While also making teachers feel that they’re teaching something necessary, giving a sense of empowerment.
It would be amazing to see both students and teachers collaborate and get a result instead of just doing assignments separately and quietly. While it’s good to practice both of those things, it’s also important to understand that the world is changing and we have to adapt to it somehow. With this style of teaching, we can create a much better learning environment and an overall positive school environment.
