MVP 4—Response to Understanding the Young Adolescent’s Physical and Cognitive Growth

Junqi Huang (Kay)

Communication between Teachers and Students

            According to the article, during adolescence, children are expected to going through many physical and mental changes. They start to notice the changes of their bodies; they start to develop a more mature sense about themselves and they start to think deeply and explore their life plans. Throughout the article, the definition of “metacognitive thoughts” is impressed me. The author mentions that metacognitive ability is the reflection of students’ learning attitudes toward academic work. In order to help students create a set of learning strategies, teachers need to “communicate” with them. I believe communication between students and teachers has an impact on students’ academic work. For example, when students fail the exam, the failure might either motivate them to identify the causes, try new strategies and seek advices; or to make them escaping from being challenged. In this case, educator plays an essential role to lead adolescence back on the right track, showing them the pathway to overcome the challenge.