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Who Teaches You? |
| by Teacher - 01/23/2007 |
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| "Believe it or not, many teachers might not be able to answer that question. Teachers have long been taught how to impart knowledge on to younger students or young adults in an efficient, coherent way, but after getting that initial schooling," |
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who is teaching teachers? The literal answer to that question could include answers like continuing education organizations or higher education universities, but the real world answer to that question is the students themselves.
Teaching teachers is probably the last thing a student thinks he or she is doing through the course of a typical school day, but the feedback students generate is invaluable for teachers that are looking to change their lesson plans and philosophies to fit the ever-changing nature of young people. Just as the hottest trend or fad ages and fades into oblivion, so too do outdated teaching techniques without letting students from time to time get in on teaching teachers.
As a teacher, it is important to let that feedback flow your direction as the first impulse can be that letting students get in on teaching teachers will only lead to chaos and an unfocused approach. While that may be true, there is a balance that can be achieved through the feedback of a student and the logical mind of a teacher to hit on a technique that speaks to both people involved. Helping students learn better and more efficiently is the goal isn’t it? Shouldn’t a teacher take advantage of every tool at his or her disposal, even if it entails students teaching teachers?
The answer, of course, is yes and the sooner teachers open their ears to the way students feel about their teaching methods, the sooner students will be teaching teachers on what does and does not work. When in doubt, go straight to the source and in this case, students are the ultimate source for generating the good and bad aspects of a current teaching technique and how to modify it to function better. Don’t be afraid to unleash some students teaching teacher in your neck of the woods.
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