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The Method To Your Madness |
| by Teacher - 01/23/2007 |
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| "Developing a teaching method early on in a career is an excellent way to not only solidify a plan of attack, but give yourself the framework to complete your teaching method over time as experience augments your school-given abilities." |
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No one can argue that experience is the best way to refine a teaching method, but having a framework to go by before you even step foot in a classroom can propel your teaching career to a great start by focusing the experience you gain.
Some teachers that come straight out of school are filled with idealistic views of teaching, students and the process of imparting knowledge and while that can often lead to shattered expectations, it can also present a clear mind when coming up with a teaching method.
For recent graduates filled with excitement and bright ideas, getting them down on paper early and modifying them as time goes on can capture the strong teaching passion school provides for many young teachers while still allowing for the inevitable tweaking that experience will surely require of your teaching method.
Are you going to go by the standard system of standardized tests and reading comprehension? Are you going to true a more free-form route filled with group projects and take-home assignments? Are you going to encourage discussion in your classroom or will your teaching method call for a more structured approach to participation? These are all questions you should ask yourself early on and if your teaching method hasn’t addressed these issues yet, maybe you should get your ideas down on paper to do so.
No matter what age you are or how far along in a teaching career you are, a teaching method can always change and should, in fact, shift over time to reflect the needs of students. Giving yourself an early teaching method framework will give you the ability to better handle the changes you see over time, making you a better teacher in the long run.
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