Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education debate get wrong
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Re: Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education debate get wrong
#2Sounds like another "it can be learned!" vs "you must be a natural!" disagreement. Practice 10,000 hours, no wait you need that innate talent. I haven't yet heard a conclusive argument one way or the other; so far I'm thinking "both".
Re: Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education debate get wrong
#3Oh dear. When a student answers that 7/12 is 1.5 and doesn't immediately see why this couldn't possibly be true you know that the problem is rote learning of algorithms. Whoever gives such an answer does not connect classroom learning with the real world, he does not understand what the answer means.
You see this often, even in university students. The problem isn't solved with more accountability or more teacher autonomy. The only solution is better teacher training and a different syllabus.
Also this: http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/sanjoy/benezet/
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#4This article needs an abtract.
Re: Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education debate get wrong
#5The best teachers I've had throughout school (preschool to uni) were the ones that were A) passionate about students learning and B) didn't let the curriculum get in the way. Looking back, the inverted-teaching model was what worked best for me (lessons/readings at home, in-class time is used to work on problems & troubleshoot w/ teacher). Unfortunately all the teachers now are following curriculum that encourage specific lesson plans with specific homework to pass specific tests. I don't think that's a great way to learn, for me at least.
Re: Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education debate get wrong
#6The best teachers I've had throughout school (preschool to uni) were the ones that were A) passionate about students learning and B) didn't let the curriculum get in the way. Looking back, the inverted-teaching model was what worked best for me (lessons/readings at home, in-class time is used to work on problems & troubleshoot w/ teacher). Unfortunately all the teachers now are following curriculum that encourage spe…
I agree with you in my own experience, but let's face it, we were (I'm just gonna guess here) among the smart kids, and what works well for smart kids isn't necessarily what works well for the average or dumb kids. Maybe dumb kids learn more effectively through different methods.
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#7This article needs an abtract.
The article doesn't actually say anything useful, so it would be hard to write one.
Re: Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education debate get wrong
#8The article is an excerpt from a book called "Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (And How to Teach It to Everyone)", but it feels like an introduction; it doesn't say anything useful or even give much of a hint as to what the author believes. Certainly it doesn't live up to the title. It doesn't tell us what the "secrets of amazing teachers" are, nor establish that there are only TWO sides of "the education debate" and as for the subtitle, it vaguely appears to be knocking down a straw man.
Certainly some teachers say "we need more autonomy!" and some teacher critics say "we need more accountability!" but neither one is saying "...and if we had THAT, everything would be perfect and teachers would know what exactly they need to do to improve!" So it's not clear that the people who want autonomy and accountability are actually getting anything wrong.
The writer appears to think that good teaching can be taught, but doesn't (in this article) say how.
Re: Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education debate get wrong
#9Oh dear. When a student answers that 7/12 is 1.5 and doesn't immediately see why this couldn't possibly be true you know that the problem is rote learning of algorithms. Whoever gives such an answer does not connect classroom learning with the real world, he does not understand what the answer means. You see this often, even in university students. The problem isn't solved with more accountability or more teacher aut…
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Re: Secrets of amazing teachers: What both sides of the education debate get wrong
#10Oh dear. When a student answers that 7/12 is 1.5 and doesn't immediately see why this couldn't possibly be true you know that the problem is rote learning of algorithms. Whoever gives such an answer does not connect classroom learning with the real world, he does not understand what the answer means. You see this often, even in university students. The problem isn't solved with more accountability or more teacher aut…
or, as explained quite clearly in the article, a simple misunderstanding of symbols: the kid interpreted it as 12/7 instead of 7/12.