In a message dated 3/8/01 7:49:38 PM, ajbjd_at_msn.com writes: << I think had I been your student I would have felt the way a kid having problems with a math concept would have felt when a teacher says the same thing over and over but slower - frustrated, anxious and wanting to walk away from the problem forever. >> Hi Alice, Thanks for your comments. The longer I teach the clearer I realize that teaching is maybe 10% knowing what to do and 90% knowing how to present it. Sometimes I feel like a novice at knowing how to present the material but I am constantly working to improve. The technique I described certainly worked for this one particular student but you are right, each person is different and what works for one might be misery for another. You are lucky to have had a caring and creative instructor. Someday I hope to be remembered as that creative and caring by my students. In one of my responses I sent to Natalie, I talked about how sometimes instructors project their own experiences and emotional memories onto their students, masking their students true feelings. I have certainly been guilty of this and can only hope that becoming sensitive to the possibilities will allow me to break that pattern of behavior. I have found both Natalie's and your posts fascinating and I plan to spend considerable time and energy exploring new aspects to teaching. Thanks for your honest and frank comments. Jed *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 08 2001 - 19:16:41 PST
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