Scaffolding

Miracles of scaffolding

I truly believe that scaffolding is an highly effective tool that will help a student to construct the final piece of his or hers' imaginative/creative work.I have always mersmerised seeing the final output of scaffolding.

I have come across this particular quote which is given below-
When one puts up a building one makes an elaborate scaffold to get everything into its proper place. But when one takes the scaffold down, the building must stand by itself with no trace of the means by which it was erected. We could relate it with the life of a successful student and it is a true accomplishment of a teacher's effort.

Advantages

• Student centered learning
• Student learn and understand in a better way
• Students become confident and explore the world of learning
• students become efficient learners
• Encourages creativity and critical thinking
• Minimise frustration as student is guided well with instructions
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Disadvantages

• Students become dependent
• Time consuming
• If not given right guidelines and instructions,students get confused
• If teachers are not trained in a right manner students can tend to make mistakes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Joy of the final output....... 

Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.