Hi Micahel:
Yes, there are many styles. The imporatnt thing is that information gets transfered effectively ( i.e., learning has occured).
Regards, Barry
I found that it is a much smoother presentation if you just be yourself. Everyone has their own style.
Hi Joe:
Experienced individuals bring all these attributes into the classroom. When initiated with humility and fairness, the students will quickly grow to respect and listen (and learn) from that instructor.
Regards, Barry
Confidence, experience, content knowledge, and humility, all attributes that are needed in the classroom.
Hi Michael:
Yes, being genuine is important. It takes confidence, experience, content knowledge, and humility, all attributes that reside within us all, but sometimes need an environment for development - such as the classroom.
Regards, Barry
I agrre with you. the fact is, if you try and emulate someone elses teaching style the students can tell its not you. be genuine it will be a good product in the end.
Hi William:
I think you are correct in stating that students will respect you as an individual and instructor to a greater degree when there is absent any pretentious behavior or actions that are perceived as being unapproachable.
We want to be apprached, and our passion is to convey the valued information we have to impart. That won't occur as effectively if students feel alienated from their instructor.
Regards, Barry
I think that being yourself show's your students that you are human just like them.It also help's to put your student's at ease.
Hi Tom:
Yes, I agree different personalities doesn't have much to do with teach abilities. A good teacher uses all the resources they have access to, and that would include instructional methods of their peers. That experience is then translated by the receiver in their own unique way.
Regards, Barry
When I became an instructor 3 years ago I had no idea what I was getting into. But as time went by I found that being myself and not trying to do as others do helps. I still learn from my fellow instructors as they do from me, but I feel each instructor has to devleop his own technique.
I love my job and I believe it shows. I also take into consideration that the students, have families, jobs, troubles and I take the time to talk with them and try to help if I can. Don;t we all have families, problems etc. I also feel very comfortable with teaching, I make it fun and worthwhile for the students.
I agree that you have to be yourself. You are who you are and your personality will never change. I value my student teaching experiences so much because I was able to observe so many different teaching styles. I could relate to some and others...well...I just couldn't understand why anyone would ever want to teach that way. I found during my observations that I would think about how I would teach the class differently.
I agree so much with your point .When I stared as an instructor I had a great mentor and something I learn from him was, to be my self and that way ,I will rish more to my students.
Hi Steven:
Absolutely important point. If this were not true, we'd all be clones of one another and the quality of education would tank.
Regards, Barry
