Teaching and learning is a continuous and dynamic process.
Teaching and learning is a continuous and dynamic process. We learn new things everyday. We teach all these new learnings unconciously to each individual we encounter.
Hi Gary,
You make a number of excellent points about how we need to conduct ourselves as educators. The samurai sword example is a good one. The layers of experience just keep building up if we will keep folding back each new layer to strengthen the one on which it is laying. The end result is an instructional delivery expert worthy of being called a teacher.
Gary
If teaching is also projected unconsciously my question is how do we ensure those unconscious signals are good ones; are accurate and support what is consciously being taught?
An example of this dynamic is highlighted in a new TV show called, 'Lie To Me', which is based on the idea that people unconsciously give off signals (facial or otherwise) when they are lying. We see this happen in conversations every day; dating rituals and poker players live by it.
So, how do we match our unconscious signals with the spoken lesson to ensure we are presenting the strongest possible message?
I think part of the answer to that is in the reinforcement of good teaching every day, in the repetition of good technique, and in the consistent growth of strong levels of experience built layer upon layer, like the steel in a samurai's sword.
Practice make perfect...and helps us communicate our strongest message.
Hi Gary,
Not sure of your question. If you mean that we fall into a rut and just lecture from rote memory without focusing on what we are really saying then we aren't making sure the right stuff is going out. By staying focused on current with our content then we will be sending out the right content to our students.
Gary
If we are teaching unconciously, how can we manage that so only the right stuff goes out?
