but I lived a lot in my own head, and was not especially perceptive about people or the way they learned
This is exactly why I believe classroom discussions are important. It is important that while absorbing any sort of information that you keep an open mind to different concepts. Group discussions let you hear different concepts in an open environment so that you can consider different possibilities and form intelligent opinions.
I will usually be the person asking the questions and setting the agenda, and moving things along.
This is a good tip for teachers to use because students often feel like they must speak to the teacher because that is who is grading them. It is helpful to let the students know it is a discussion among them and there is no right or wrong answer to be given.
It has considered, usually with contributions from all periods of history, such topics as 'elites' (which have little to do with 'class'), 'crime, violence and social protest' (a meaningful combination of historical phenomena), 'the professions' (drawing on topics as diverse as classical lawyers and Victorian marine-engineers), 'work in its social aspects', 'popular culture
I wonder how accurate the results of the Social History Society's conferences are. It seems like they could use a more diverse array of different types of people to make their meetings more progressive and productive.
how long they were exposed to teaching.
I understand where the Carnegie unit works and I like the idea, but it doesn't factor in learning disabilities. Even though someone is exposed to a certain time of teaching, it doesn't mean they are absorbing all of it
measures “seat time” but not the quality of learning
This reminds me about a lecture I attended in high school about how it is unfair that teachers are paid for their time rather than their quality of work
there is the unshakable conviction that our young students excel in a multitasking environment.
we have to be good at multitasking. As students, we have to juggle around about four classes in four different subjects