The light bulb
I have had students that just did not get what i was trying to teach them. I used three or four different ways of explaining and showing them, all of a sudden the light comes that aha moment. Love it. The best feeling ever.
It's funny that you wrote about the AH HA moment. I was just talking to some students today about what I love the most about teaching and I said when I see a student express the AH HA moment. It makes it all worth it in the end.
Hi Lucille:
AKA, the "aha" moment, that time when specific facts suddenly make complete sense. Sometimes, students need to be encouraged that if they just remember the facts, the purpose or function will come to them.
Regards, Barry
That happens often in our school. I alwasy tell the student that one night you will go to sleep and all of a sudden you will wake up knowing all the basic procedures of pastry. Then everything will make sense to you.
I always reassure them that the time will come when the light comes on and it all comes together.
Hi Richard:
Yeah, it's been said we haven't taught if the student hasn't learned. Students come in all shapes and sizes, and we need to be able to teach them all the best we can. It does no one any good to give up (teacher or student). That's called failure, andvwe're not paid to fail at what we do.
Regards, Barry
Yes, I'll never forget the same experience when therapy overcame my dyslexia and I suddenly started reading at age 8. But it can be frustrating with students who either can't or won't apply themselves. And sometimes you have to do it all over again. But you keep trying.
(Beats making the big salary, doesn't it?)
Choppy:
That's what keeps us returning to the classroom everyday, eh? Trial and error. Sometimes we just need to find the right explanation. Students can also be a source of exsplaining to their classmates. A student explains it to a classmate and they get it. Yet I was trying for 30 minutes saying the same thing! Must be a special language. I call this phenomenon "student-speak".
Regards, Barry
