Thursday, September 27, 2007

What is Good teaching?

Here are a few questions that have been plaguing my mind about this weeks narrative question. They go in a few different directions but are all important to think about. I hope they help everyone when discussing these things with people as well as when writing the narrative.

Should or Can "good teaching" be judged by the student? The administrator? Other teachers?Parents?

If society is found focusing on media and the entertainment world, how do teachers (good or bad) keep their students engaged and willing to learn if NOT by entertaining them?

What constitutes "entertainment" in the classroom? Isn't learning meant to be fun and interesting? That is entertainment.

Is discipline a problem if you can guarantee mutual respect in the classroom?

How do teachers (good or bad) gain respect of their students?

Do students taste in "good teachers" change over time? When they are young, are teachers "cool" and that's why students like them? And when students get older does it become the teachers that are "parental" that become popular?

Do different learning types have different "good teachers?"

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