Experts are not necessarily good teachers
One might question the rationale behind this such topic. When questions are unsure and people are looking for evidence regarding a particular concept, they call upon "experts" to analyze, define and clarify information that the public deems factual. So why then are they not necessarily good teachers?
Reasons that I may comment upon include the following:
1. Classroom management
2. Communication skills
3. Knowledgeable about content area
4. Ability to transition with the environment
5. Open to new information
This is an informal list that I quickly came up with. As a teacher of 2 1/2 years, I found these qualities to be very important. I'm sure that you may have other qualities that are as important, if not more important than the list I provided above. We all have our own strategies used within the classroom that assist in performing our duties as teachers. We may incorporate strategies that we find very useful, we may borrow ideas from collegues that are already student-proof, and we may also try some new techniques that fail tremendously. These efforts are what distinguishes us from "experts." It may also define us as "good teachers." For we are not worried about knowing all the information, yet more worried about the success of teaching.
posted by M-ages at 8:14 PM
2 Comments:
I totally agree with you! Just because a person knows all the contents in a book does not mean he/she can teach them to a bunch of multicultural students! It takes a lot more that knowing the information to successfully teach students. You mentioned classroom management as one of your criteria in being a successful teacher. Yes!!! Classroom management is the first step in the students' educational success, for without it, learning cannot possibly take place!
6:41 AM
I appreciate your insights into teaching. Being a new teawcher it is extremely helpful to hear from others who have been in the field longer than I have. Classroom management is definitely a key component in the success of your daily objectives in the classroom. In addition, I also agree that there are many who are in the capacity of "teacher" that have lost sight of what they are there for, assuming that they are experts when they actually are just "topic knowledgable" most of the time. Learning is dynamic, thus we need to realize that to stay still in this environment will not and cannot constitute us as "experts" here.
8:19 AM
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