Teaching Geography: Is it easy?

 By: Zia Pidlaoan         

           Geography is a broad and general branch of social science and it covers a lot of topics and lessons. Geography has lots of parts and it requires a lot of studies to understand what Geography really is. Geography is included in the branches of social science that are being discussed to high school students. But, is teaching Geography easy?

            Geography is a very fun and interesting subject but the way on how to teach this matter is difficult and standards should be achieved. In teaching geography, one should have the interest to further analyze the earth, its physical features and the living things inhabiting on it. The events and important things that are happening involving the earth, its resources, its people and everything are also being studied in this branch of social science. In teaching Geography, one should possess the ability to understand and explain different phenomena, events and others to successfully teach this subject. A geography teacher should be a keen observer and he/she should be aware to the happenings I and outside of the country. Studying is not enough to teach Geography effectively, instead, gaining experiences and exploring the world is one good investment for teachers’ strategy to teach this subject.

            And also, there are a lot of strategies to make your students enjoy and further relate to the subject, Geography. A teacher should know how to involve his/her students in the discussion and one thing to do it is to let your students speak out; share their experiences that can be related to the topic. One activity that can help to promote better learning in a geography class is to let them explore and experience what really geography is. Let them be in outdoor activities, allow them to observe different events and wonderful happenings. One more thing is to encourage them to share their experiences that are related to a particular lesson so that they can involve themselves in the discussion and at the same time, it gives them ideas on how broad Geography is. One good activity in a Geography class is to give them situations where they can relate their knowledge and learning from the class and to measure how well they understand it.

            Teaching geography is not easy. It takes a lot of experiences, studies and knowledge to share what the world really is and how the features of the earth affect life and human activities and vice versa. An effective geography teacher is the one who’s willing to learn more, explore a lot and discover everything for him/her to share it to class and let his/her students to experience geography.