5 Propositions about Teaching

Teachers are very important for  society, this is a hard job and teachers must work a lot in different ways during the school year.
According to Research for better Teaching, Inc., One Acton Place.Acton,MA 01720. there are some propositions about teaching that we can take into account and analyze.

I. Nothing is as important as a teacher and what goes on between a teacher and children, minute to minute, lesson to lesson, day to day. (I am important, students forget what they leran but not how I make feel)

II. Of all the things a person could pick to do for a living, it is hard to imagine anything more demanding or perceptually complex than teaching.(The average makes 1300 decisions everyday at the classroom)

III. The study of teaching is inherently interesting, not just because it is so important, but because we must be constant researchers making hypotheses about what we can change and do in order to get results for children. ( A good teacher is always trying something new)

IV.There is a real knowledge base about teaching that is large, practical, and accessible, and it is not a prescriptive list of do's and dont's. ( Teaching is not a formula)

V. One of the most satisfying and productive things we can do for each other is to talk about teaching together. (Talk about teaching with my colleagues)


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