multiple instuctors
our school has just started splitting classes in half to save on pay to instructors, instead of one instructor teaching two 5 1/2 hr classes and one teaching one 5 1/2 night class they are splitting the afternoon class and having one instructor do the first half and the other instructor doing the second half, I know the students do not like this but just wanted a few more opinions on how others feel on it.
My students get very frustrated when they have multiple teachers. It makes it a bit confusing for them to have to switch back and forth between teaching styles.
working in the field with a boss i'd imagine you'd be expected to know how to perform your job, the boss in not there to teach you how to do the job, most areas of the industry i'm in you have multiple bosses, a lead-man, a foreman, a manager and a president of the company, but I know how to do the job I've been hired for, when I've been hired to train for a job the "boss" assigns someone to train me...
I can see where this would be a major problem. It has nothing to do with who's the boss. The problem is in how the information is presented to the student. Also the teaching styles of the instructors may be very different. Will this cause the students to choose the instructor they like best and not pay as much attention to the other instructor? I feel this is a bad decision.
I believe multiple instructors for students shows the instructor how the student will adapt. When they are out in the field they may not always have the same boss. It is a little frustrating if the two instructors have completely different teaching styles. The bottom line is as long as they are receiving all the educational information needed, different educators should not have that great of an impact. We will not walk through life with just one person.
Sharon,
This is such a tough situation for students, not to mention faculty. Everyone is in a state of flux with this model.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Split teaching is incomplete and frustrating for staff and students. Our school has too much of this.
The quality of education should be of the utmost importance!
Grant,
Split teaching requires a lot of coordination and effort. With a different instructor taking over midway through the class session is like starting a new class session for both the students and instructor. It is especially tough for the second instructor because he or she has to get caught up on the mood of the class and determine how to carry over the flow of the class from one watch to another even with a well developed course outline. Co-teaching is a good model to use but split teaching is something that I would prefer not to be a part of. I can see why the students do not like it.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
