True potential – Limitations
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Loading ...When I was a youngster, I was handed a firecracker. My experience with it told me that if I was given anything that was lit I was supposed to throw it or I could get hurt. The jerk of a friend of mine, unfortunately, was holding my hand steady, and denied me the freedom to throw said firecracker away. It went off with a loud snap – in my hand, and I was surprised. Not only was it loud, but I still had my fingers. I learned at this time how he had lost the ability to bend his middle finger, and learned a valuable lesson. Limitations are often the most influential factor in the potential of a subject.
Posted on March 17th, 2008 by Bob in Inspiration
Student Instruction & Great Instructors
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...When it comes to learning, I think that the best way to get things into any person’s brain is to have them teach it. I have been following this philosophy for about 6 years now and have not had it fail me once. People, without fail, are forced to examine underlying areas of topics that would go without notice if they were to be simply handed the knowledge and forced to move on, as with most assembly line teaching.
As a student teacher it should be a high priority to not only understand it, but to be able to explain it clearly to a group of people that may or may not understand it already. Its important to have a mix of both because correcting teachers is something that you will need to become accustomed to. I prefer to be involved in teachers lesson plans and the way they teach tends to rub off on me. I have worked along side quite a few instructors as I have been learning and it has caused me to question many things I see in other instructors. Having the experience of standing up in front of 30 some odd people, of varied intellects and wills, is difficult, but it is a necessity for our culture to be able to teach masses of people to learn a lot of information in a short period of time. Slowly but surely algebra is being taught to lower grades and more important higher level classes are becoming available. We all have to work together to really be able to wrap our minds around our chosen professions, whatever they may be.
Posted on March 11th, 2008 by Bob in Inspiration