Here teaching confirms people’s adherence to the status quo by strengthening whatever mechanisms of social control are in place and deepening students’ apathy and conformism.
I think this statement is often forgotten in the teaching word. I think we too often forget about how we could negatively impact students in our attempts to better them. Good teachers need to understand their power to do both.
For example, for many years I assumed that discussion was the best teaching method to use with adults.
I have had some very interesting experiences in college with the discussion technique. I think it assumed that because we are older, we are more willing to speak on the subject. I feel like that is so far from the truth.
The second is that the best teaching happens in teams.
It's crazy to think that teaching is a team game. I feel like so often you just see yourself as a lone in the room as a teacher, but in reality the whole school is, hopefully, rooting fro your success.
One of the hardest lessons to learn as a teacher is that the sin-cerity of your actions has little or no correlation with students’ perceptions of your effectiveness.
This is a tough concept. I think I struggle with this idea. I feel that people can read what I mean when I do or act in a certain way, however that is often not what is perceived.