This blog represents my reflections on the book, "Teaching with Your Mouth Shut" by Donald L. Finkel. I selected this book based on my desire to improve my teaching in order to create long lasting learning opportunities for my students. My students' excitement and intrinsic desire to learn and grow has prompted me to extend my education and, hopefully, become a contributing component of adult education in the future.
Monday, July 25, 2011
is this possible?
Education must begin with the solution of the teacher-student contradiction, by reconciling the poles of the contradiction so that both are simultaneously teachers and students. —Paulo Freire
I love the idea of this but there are many facets that must be considered: power/authority issues, direction of course, sequential questioning.
This reminds me of gradual release of responsibility.
ReplyDelete1) I do
2) We do
3) You do it together
4) You do it along
(where I=teacher, you=students).
Great way to summarize a valid point of view Thanks for sharing.
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