ANY METHOD OR STRATEGY CAN FAIL
Methodology is very important at the moment of teaching. There are different styles and strategies for plenty different goals. But what happens when a great plan fails?
Many people would feel frustrated or worst could give up, but even the greatest plans may not work as expected.
According to Paul Johnson, 2002, there are 5 main reasons to explain why plans fail, and they are: Communication problems; Lack of Leadership skills; Absence of a plan behind the idea; Passive Management; and Motivation and Personal Ownership. This was posted on a web-page called "http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/splanfail.htm" but can be well applied to any classroom by any teacher.
How can this be useful?
Students’ understanding depends on many aspects such as: Classroom environment, the organization of contents and students' aptitudes and willingness, just to mention some of them. All of them are closely related to the 5 reasons mentioned previously, such as communication, motivation, and personal ownership.
Paying attention to all these aspects can help teachers to feel more at ease and confident at the moment of performing a lesson, and when things go wrong, it will be necessary to review and re-plan so not to make the same errors or mistakes. Even though it is necessary to never forget that it is not always the teacher's fault.
