T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t email t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y vi\u1ebft: “Em \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p v\u1ec1 Khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y t\u00ednh v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t, nh\u01b0ng em mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o STEM cho tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 em kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00ec em l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc. (C\u00f4 \u1ea5y m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 chi ti\u1ebft cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111am m\u00ea c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 d\u1ea1y.) v\u00e0 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn: “Tuy nhi\u00ean, em mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o gi\u1ecfi, v\u1eabn bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng cao nh\u01b0ng em b\u1ecb gi\u1eb1ng x\u00e9 gi\u1eefa vi\u1ec7c \u1edf l\u1ea1i trong vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m hay chuy\u1ec3n sang vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc. Xin th\u1ea7y l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean.”<\/p>\n
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\u0110\u00e1p: T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc email n\u00e0y nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u chi ti\u1ebft h\u01a1n trong email c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n. Tuy nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i t\u00f3m t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 sau: “L\u00e0 c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i l\u00e0m thay \u0111\u1ed5i cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u1ecdc sinh v\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap h\u1ecdc sinh ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n tri th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 k\u0129 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, v\u00e0 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng t\u01b0 duy c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 trong h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp \u1edf trung h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng l\u00e0 th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c, c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi m\u00e0 \u00edt c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p v\u1ec1 t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh. S\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 “th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o gi\u1ea7u” m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 “th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m.” Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 “th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng” m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 “th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o t\u1eadn tu\u1ef5.” L\u00e0 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 gi\u1ea7u d\u01b0\u1edbi d\u1ea1ng t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh v\u00ec ngh\u1ec1 d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn hay \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 cao, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 “\u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh” v\u00f4 gi\u00e1 khi b\u1ea1n th\u1ea5y h\u1ecdc sinh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng t\u1ed1t th\u1ebf n\u00e0o trong \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Sau r\u1ed1t, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n b\u1ea1n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, cam k\u1ebft c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3.”<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ecdc email c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 t\u1eadn tu\u1ef5 v\u00e0 \u0111am m\u00ea c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7. M\u1ecdi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ea7n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 b\u1ea1n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u01b0\u1edbc ao nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 \u0111am m\u00ea d\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 b\u1ea1n. V\u00ec b\u1ea1n h\u1ecfi l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o STEM gi\u1ecfi, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chia s\u1ebb v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i: L\u00e0 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o gi\u1ecfi l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 h\u01a1n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00f3 tri th\u1ee9c k\u0129 thu\u1eadt. B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n t\u1ef1 tin \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1edbp, cho d\u00f9 b\u1ea1n m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi v\u00e0 c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n d\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u cho l\u1edbp, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 ch\u1ea5m b\u00e0i ki\u1ec3m tra, b\u00e0i t\u1eadp v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v.v \u00a0h\u01a1n l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n ngh\u0129. B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch c\u00e1c kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m k\u0129 thu\u1eadt cho h\u1ecdc sinh nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n d\u1ea1y nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u0129 thu\u1eadt chia th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea7n nh\u1ecf v\u00e0o m\u1ed7i l\u00fac; n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecdc sinh nh\u1ecf s\u1ebd b\u1ecb ng\u1ee3p. H\u1ecdc sinh ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t l\u00e0 t\u00f2 m\u00f2, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang c\u1ea7n ai \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 cho ch\u00fang qua “ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n.” Nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n b\u1ea1n l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc.<\/p>\n
B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y l\u00e0 “con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng hai chi\u1ec1u” kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 “m\u1ed9t chi\u1ec1u” nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng m\u00e0 c\u00f2n t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1c v\u1edbi h\u1ecdc sinh b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd hay h\u1ecfi h\u1ecd c\u00e1c c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e1m s\u00e1t ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf s\u1ebd h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u v\u00ec ch\u00fang bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng hay d\u00f2 h\u1ecfi, cho n\u00ean b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn v\u1edbi ch\u00fang. B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd h\u1ecdc l\u1eafng nghe ch\u00fang khi ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m, m\u1ecdi tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec1u quan t\u00e2m v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c l\u1eafng nghe c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi ch\u00fang, v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u ch\u00fang r\u00f5 h\u01a1n.\u00a0 B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i n\u0103m b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc sinh kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi h\u1ecdc sinh tr\u01b0\u1edbc, cho n\u00ean b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft v\u1edbi c\u00e1c v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 kh\u00e1c nhau.<\/p>\n
Tr\u1ebb nh\u1ecf l\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i ch\u00fang ta, v\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u00f4 gi\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i t\u1ea1o h\u00ecnh ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai, hay nh\u00e0 ph\u00e1t ki\u1ebfn, v.v. \u0110\u1ec3 x\u00e2y to\u00e0 nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn v\u00e0 cao, b\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb n\u1ec1n m\u00f3ng. C\u00f9ng kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 ph\u00e1t ki\u1ebfn. B\u1ea1n s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho h\u1ecd b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c khuy\u1ebfn kh\u00edch, \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean, v\u00e0 nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng h\u1ecd h\u1ecdc nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 khoa h\u1ecdc, c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7, v\u00e0 to\u00e1n h\u1ecdc. H\u1ecdc sinh ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecdc t\u00edch c\u1ef1c; v\u1edbi h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn v\u00e0 ch\u0103m nom \u0111\u00fang, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nhanh ch\u00f3ng.<\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mang l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u ni\u1ec1m vui h\u01a1n khi nghe c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng h\u1ecdc sinh n\u00e0y khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecfi: “Em mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 ai khi em tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh?” V\u00e0 h\u1ecd n\u00f3i: “Em mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 khoa h\u1ecdc, nh\u00e0 ph\u00e1t ki\u1ebfn, k\u0129 s\u01b0, b\u00e1c s\u0129 y t\u1ebf, hay th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o.”<\/p>\n
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Teaching STEM in Elementary school<\/p>\n
I received an email from a graduate where she wrote: “I graduated in Computer Science and got a good job, but I want to be a STEM teacher to young children. My parents do not like that idea because I make much more as a software developer than an elementary teacher. (She described in detail the\u00a0 conversation with her family and her passion for teaching.) and concluded: “However, I want to be a good teacher, knowing that it will not pay well but I was torn between staying in my software job or switching to the teaching job. Please advise.”<\/p>\n
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Answer: I had read this email several times before reply to her with more details in a personal email. However, I summarized my response as follow: “As a teacher, you have the chance to change students’ lives for the better. You can help students to develop a specific knowledge and skills, and broaden their thinking so they could advance their studying in high school and college. Of course, teaching is always challenging, stressful, and demanding with little financial reward. The fact is there are no “Rich teachers” but only “Responsible teachers.” There are no “Famous teachers” but only “Dedicated teachers.” Being a teacher is difficult in terms of finances because teaching profession is not always recognized or appreciated, but the “implicit reward” when you see how well your students are doing in their lives is priceless. After all, it is a personal decision that you will have to make for yourself. It is your life, your commitment, and your career, and only you can make that decision.”<\/p>\n
“Reading your email, I come to admire your dedication and passion for teaching. Every country needs people like you, and I wish more people have the passion for teaching like you. Since you ask for advice for being a good STEM teacher, I can share with you my opinion: Being a good teacher is more than just having technical knowledge. You will need the confidence to look calm in front of the class, even when you are tired and stressed. You will need to spend more time to prepare for the class materials, including grading tests, homework, etc. than you thought. You will need to develop the ability to\u00a0 explain technical concepts to young students so they can understand. You will need to teach technical things in a small piece at a time; else young students will get overwhelmed. Elementary students by nature are curious, and they need someone who can explain things to them using “simple language.” More than that, they will need you to repeat the concept several times to make sure that they understand the lesson well.<\/p>\n
You will learn that teaching is a “two ways” not just “one-way” like lecturing but also interact with students by answering their questions or asking them questions to monitor their learning progress. Young children will ask a lot for they are always inquisitive, so you will need to be patient with them. You will learn to listen to them when they have a concern, even young children do care about something, and by listening carefully, you will develop empathy for them, and understand them better.\u00a0 You will find that each child is unique, and each year you will meet students who differ from the previous, so you will have to deal with different issues.<\/p>\n
Young children are the future of our society, and being an elementary school teacher, you have a chance to shape them into the future scientists, or innovators,\u00a0 etc. To build a large and tall building, you need to begin at the foundation. The same concept can be applied to develop the next generation of innovators. You will need to prepare them by encouraging, motivating, and nurturing them to learn more about science, technology, and math. Elementary students are active learners; with proper guidance and caring, they can learn these concepts quickly.<\/p>\n
There is nothing that can bring more joy than listening to these students’ answers when being asked: “Who do you want to be when you grow up?” And they say: “I want to be a scientist, an innovator, an engineer, a medical doctor, or a teacher.”<\/p>\n
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T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t email t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y vi\u1ebft: “Em \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p v\u1ec1 Khoa h\u1ecdc m\u00e1y … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-loi-khuyen-cho-giao-vien"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5609,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5608\/revisions\/5609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}