Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Teaching as You Learn

I always thought you could learn the most from someone who has been teaching the same thing for years, you know, an expert. Well, Dr. Buckley offered an interesting alternative.

He claims that a teacher who just relearned the material might actually end up being a more effective teacher. Without the routine lecture, a teacher who teaches something new to their course catalogue could offer more insight, having just refreshed their own knowledge, they would be better able to know which parts are more difficult and require extra time for understanding. Sometimes, Dr. Buckley says, teachers are so used to their line of thinking that it's difficult to see how someone might not understand.

Oh, the tough life of being a genius...

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