EDF1005-Reflection #10

“The teacher is the gatekeeper” in my opinion is a statement that proves to actually impact. The teacher is the one that controls everything in the classroom. She/he is the one that has access and authority for the students to pass on to the next grade level. She/he is the one that unlocks the door for the next years to come in their academics. It is up to he/him to change their lives. She/he is the one that holds access to the key for that gate. They are the ones that help the children become involved and are the ones that influence what will be learned. They manage the classroom and are the ones that “direct traffic”. They choose who can talk and when to talk. It is up to them if students can interact with each other and the time and place for that. Teachers need to find a way to benefit their students with their gatekeeping. They need to find ways to make the learning environment for students somewhere fun. Sometimes they control the classroom too much and talk most of the class and they don’t give the students a chance to respond or react to the facts or situations preached to them. This will sometimes cause boredom to the students and make the students look at the clock the whole class time and it will close their mind from learning. At the end of the day it is all up to the teacher. This is why it is so important to have a good teacher you can learn from, not one that will make you tune out. They are the ones that control the atmosphere around in the classroom. It is all up to them. It has a huge impact on how the children will learn. It all depends if the teacher wants to take action and become a gatekeeper. The teacher is the gatekeeper because it is up to her if she wants her class to interact with each other or not. She is the lead of the class and has to be followed and listened to. Teachers teach to help students and make a difference in a child’s life. They ask questions to get students involved, which most of the class time consists of this talking. At the end of the day it is all up to the teacher, and her style of teaching, and if she wants to be the gatekeeper or not. It is difficult to control students to not be able to communicate with one another, and most of the time they are tempted to. This is where teachers play an important role into directing when, where and how is the best time for the students to talk in a classroom.