As an educator, I believe that planning is important. It helps you to be more organized and you are able to function effectively.
It is of vital importance for teachers to adequately prepare for a lesson because it would flow more smoothly. The teacher is able to operate in excellence when he/she knows exactly what is going to take place. Information would be readily available for imparting, as opposed to trying to figure out on hand what is to be accomplished.
Additionally, there would be better class control because students would be actively engaged. Imagine if there was no plan in place. The teacher would then have to be searching for things to do and then may become frustrated. Students sensing confusion may begin to react negatively. With a proper plan, provision will always be made for alternative activities if the lesson does not go as planned.
I also believe that regardless of years of service, length of teaching or seniority that every teacher should write lesson plans. As educators we cater for different students each year. Whether it is the same grade level or not, student's abilities differ and various learner types need to be catered for.
Students cannot be adequately prepared for without a plan. Curriculum objectives, content, methods and assessments in my opinion would be minimally achieved and executed. Therefore, regardless of the amount of time spent in teaching, Planning is essential.
If we do not PLAN, we PLAN to fail.
I see that we were more or less thinking along the same lines in relation to the topic. I especially like the point you made about how the lack of preparation can lead to frustration. It is something that I have seen happen before. It's much easier to become flustered by questions from students when you are not familiar with the content.
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