Another pearler from Mark Blackwell : Switching it around a bit, instead of things that helped you learn. Why not do a top three of things the teachers out there do that they find consistently effective for the majority of people. Just think there could be a lot to be learned from these. What are you trying to teach? How you do it. Why it works. I'm sure we can all pick up something to try with our next class and those that don't teach have some new ideas to ponder. 1. patience. If they don't 'get it', rephrase .. the fault is mine if I cannot put it in a way the student understands. 2. don't do it for them, let them make the discoveries.. my job is to guide them to these discoveries. Better again, guide them to the questions and help them formulate the answers. MUCH better than simply stating truths and having them memorise 'facts'. expain that 'mistakes' are NOT mistakes, they're discoveries and learning experiences - repeating them however is not ideal 3. Avoid criticizing aesthetics - just because the image doesn't work for me means nothing. My experiences in life aren't the same as them and their view of the world is as legitimate as mine - stick to critiquing the technique. k
