Why are teachers required to write the day's objectives on the board?

Question

I don't get it. I teach second grade. My students could care less about the objectives. They don't even pay attention to the board.

I have lesson plans open on my desk, so I don't use the board either. Yet I am required to have them up. Why?

Answer 1

I am a high school student and I have never encountered teachers having to do this. I guess it's for more for the students as a way of setting out goals for the them and letting them know what they should have accomplished by the end of the day.

Answer 2

Fortunately I work in a school where this is not required, but many of my teaching buddies have to do this every day. I suppose the rationale is that students should have an idea of what the goals of the day will be so they see the "point" of whatever is being done that day. Honestly, I think it just takes away from time for grading and doing other stuff that teachers have so little time for already. In my classroom, I give students weekly syllabi with a sketch of what the week will look like (when tests or quizzes are, how far we'll be reading, what the homework will be, etc). Mainly I do this because I work in alternative education and my students are what we call "inconsistent attenders", so they often miss multiple days each week and the syllabi help them to get back on track. Obviously things change from day to day and sometimes assignments have to be moved or nixed and due dates shift around, but I've found that students appreciate having a picture of the upcoming week. Much more, I suspect, than they appreciate daily objectives.

Answer 3

I think teachers are not necessarily required to write the day's objectives on the board. It is implied for a teacher to have some objectives to cover. Objectives is not intended for teachers alone it is also important to keep it clear to the students especially we are presently in the age of a learner centered curriculum. This depends on the type and kind of students. Instructions and information such as objectives may be stated orally while the students are actively listening, but if it's already the practice then some students are already aware of it within the class period they will be able to see it on the board. This practice will give some sense of direction on the part of the students as to the overall coverage of the course. For a kinder student this objectives may not be very important.compared to a tertiary or post graduate student.

I think other schools don't require this unlike yours. So just make use of this habit of writing the objectives. I suggest there's a need to explain and remind the students on the purpose of this aspect. If the students appreciate its importance then it will be a worthwhile practice.

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Answer 4

Maybe the students are expected to know what they are required to learn in that particular lesson and writing it up on the board will help them focus.However you need to explain to them what a lesson objective is. Your lesson plan is for you.