tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post2998042398003694077..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Win Win Situationsloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-33105129807438515992008-10-12T20:05:00.000-04:002008-10-12T20:05:00.000-04:00Dr. A: Thanks for the book recommendation! I will ...Dr. A: Thanks for the book recommendation! I will check it out.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-79698464315489747142008-10-12T20:04:00.000-04:002008-10-12T20:04:00.000-04:00Kobus: great point about how this attitude is the ...Kobus: great point about how this attitude is the same as learning about technology. Thanks!loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-51429362665579169912008-10-09T09:45:00.000-04:002008-10-09T09:45:00.000-04:00"Why do I have to learn it again?" Teaching is exp..."Why do I have to learn it again?" Teaching is explaining basic principles. Ask the student to explain the idea if she knows it. We must know how students think. See "Teaching and Helping Students Think and Do Better" on amazon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-66237938130689294792008-10-08T07:12:00.000-04:002008-10-08T07:12:00.000-04:00Thank you for an insightful posting. The suggesti...Thank you for an insightful posting. The suggestions are very reasonable and would certainly lead to a win-win situation. However, implementation of these ideas would call for a radical change in mindset of some teachers - a change from an authoritarial "do as I say" attitude towards a participative approach.<BR/><BR/>It is interesting to note that is is this same attitude of teachers that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com