This site is a class blog space for new Career and Technical Specializations and Heathcare Science teachers enrolled in the New Teacher Institute (NTI) at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Friday, October 26, 2012
The Teacher Becomes The Student
As a teacher, instructor or educator (we) sometimes get so caught up in teaching and educating others that we can sometimes overlook lessons that our students are teaching us. You must be in-tune with your students, who they are and what they are saying; but most importantly you must listen to them. The classroom is a "bubble of knowledge and learning" for everyone inside, not only for the students, but for the teacher as well. If you listen to and observe your students closely, you will find that you can learn a great deal from them. As an instructor for over 30 years, I have learned as much from my students as I have given to them; which I believe has made me not only a better instructor, but a better person as well.
Leonard, you make a great point about the importance of learning from your students. When you are the only source of knowledge in your classroom that really restricts what can be learned.
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