In my first post, I want to share one of my memories which is from a lesson of my teacher Okan Önalan. Last year, he recommended this game to us and we accepted because we thought that this game would enable us to learn or remember so many words in an enjoyable and a kind of different way. It would also enable us to become more socialized. If I remember right, we chose our game's words from our lesson's book (so actually learning or practicing those words was our duty) and wrote them on papers. Then, the game started. We were not so crowded but not few people either. Everything was good. We went to a desk which was in the center in a turn and also our teacher was sitting there just to show his withitness and check the state of the game. We were thrilled by the game's atmosphere. Everyone tried to participate (in an active or a passive(in their mind) way). I mean that it was more than a school work. It was not a traditional kind of a job for us. I could not see anyone task-off. We enjoyed it, by enjoying, we indeed learnt so many things. Now, you may ask me what those words were but I probably can not remember a major part of them. This is not because of the method, it is because of my not applying them in use. To me, a teacher is not only responsible for what he/she will teach but also for how to teach it. On the other hand, the only responsible one is not the teacher, of course, students have to take some responsibilities, too. By cooperation, education becomes more valuable and meaningful. Should I create a conclusion, I learnt from my teacher's method that monotonous training does not make students eager to attend the class, but make their learning attempt weaker. When my "being a teacher" turn comes, I believe I will use this method whenever I find a suitable moment. Finally, I want to write a sentence (as a pre-service teacher) that has just come to my mind: Our pedagogical purpose must not be the one that makes our students passive, but rather active. See you soon!
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