I disagree with this course material.
"Many students are very sincere with their compliments and you can count yourself fortunate for having such genuine students who enjoy the field you are teaching and enjoy your instruction. This is what teaching is all about. Relish these students."
This may be what teaching is about for the person who wrote this lesson but it is wrong to tell others why they should teach or what aspects of teaching they should enjoy.
It is an opinion that should be removed from the course.
Hi Chris,
What makes you feel successful as an instructor?
Patricia
"This is what teaching is all about. Relish these students."
It is what teaching is all about for the author. The author is telling everyone they should feel the same way. Maybe some teachers feel accomplished reaching the bad students. Who knows why people do what they do or think what they think.
An inexperienced teacher might read this and think they were so something wrong or maybe their was something wrong with them for not sharing those sentiments.
Chris, can you elaborate why you think the statement should be eliminated from the presentation?
Hi Van,
Compliments do make you feel good, but you must learn how to read them, as you mentioned all compliments should not be taken at face value.
Patricia
I am not sure I understand what part of the course you are disagreeing with. I think they are just saying that you should not take all compliments at face value. They actually do say that you should be grateful for compliments.
