My Constructivist Reality
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As much as I want to be a full-fledged Constructivist educator, I find it very difficult in the current online set-up. The time limit is the major factor that keeps me from taking the discussion to a more student-centered approach. As much as I want to draw out answers from the students, I am often constrained by the 30-minute time limit. Our classes are usually fun and engaging. However, the creation of art is usually done offline or asynchronously. I cannot guide them while they are doing it. I give directions and post my instructional videos, but much leeway is given to them in terms of using materials that are available to them. I encourage them to think-out-of-the-box in finding solutions to the activities that I post. Pre-pandemic days, when we were allowed to have face-to-face classes, our normal image of a school would be teachers talking, students taking down notes, copying assignments on the board, lugging big bags from one class to another, taking tests, writing down report