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Pre-service e-learning
Thursday 14 March 2013
Teaching is like ... gardening
What is teaching like to you?
Support your answer.
Teaching is like deciding which tool to use when we are building something. To achieve a good result we have to choose carefully the correct tool and the way we do it, otherwise we may fail.
Teaching is like a song. I mean, not only does it communicate a message but also fosters values, opens minds and makes people think about different issues. Teaching is not just to give students information about a particular subject; it also promotes principles and critical thinking.Besides, there are different ways of teaching students a subject like there are various types of music that the lyrics of a song may have.
Teaching is like communication. We can transmit our ideas, our experiences, our abilities and our knowledge to other people. And in a certain way, communication is the most relevant tool because it allows us to be in touch to other people.
Teaching is like watering seeds to help them grow and become trees, in the sense that we provide people with knowledge and habilities form them to expand their minds and improve their lives.
Teaching is like building because you have to prepare the place, use the correct tools, look after and you have to build strong walls to make a solid structure. Then, in the process, you face different situations, obstacles, in which you have to decide what is the best.
Teaching is like giving elements to the students in order to help them to create their own paths because, in the future, they will be adults and they should have their own ideas and a reflective thinking.
“Teaching is like”… Riding a bicycle. First, you provide a bike with little wheels at the sides to give your student confidence until he feels like he can start riding his bike without the wheels... and with the help of your assistance and guidance let him go through the way. The teacher provides the right tools and guidance to the student until he feels confident enough to follow his own process of learning.
Teaching is like guiding a person who is lost somewhere to a specific place he or she wants to go, or simply a pleace that needs to be reached, showing different things along the way so that this person constructs knowledge and is able to decide whether to continue with his or her "tour" or not, which exact "place" to be in the future by having an adventuring kind of learning process.
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Teaching is like a feedback. Not only do we teach but also we learn at the moment of explaining and sharing the things that we know with students.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like being a guide or an instructor, who shows/helps people to reach a final goal which is getting knowledge.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like swimming. You have to know how to do it and what you are doing.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like opening minds because the teacher can help to explore, fortify, elaborate and develop the ideas that people already have.
ReplyDeleteSorry, my name is Daniela Soto and I have this weird user name because this is an account that I made a couple of years ago.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like deciding which tool to use when we are building something. To achieve a good result we have to choose carefully the correct tool and the way we do it, otherwise we may fail.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like a song. I mean, not only does it communicate a message but also fosters values, opens minds and makes people think about different issues. Teaching is not just to give students information about a particular subject; it also promotes principles and critical thinking.Besides, there are different ways of teaching students a subject like there are various types of music that the lyrics of a song may have.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like communication. We can transmit our ideas, our experiences, our abilities and our knowledge to other people. And in a certain way, communication is the most relevant tool because it allows us to be in touch to other people.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like watering seeds to help them grow and become trees, in the sense that we provide people with knowledge and habilities form them to expand their minds and improve their lives.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like a guide. We, as teachers, have to help students to find their own way in life; We have to help them to achive their goals.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like building because you have to prepare the place, use the correct tools, look after and you have to build strong walls to make a solid structure. Then, in the process, you face different situations, obstacles, in which you have to decide what is the best.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like giving elements to the students in order to help them to create their own paths because, in the future, they will be adults and they should have their own ideas and a reflective thinking.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like giving a person the right tools to build his own house, and guiding him through that process.
ReplyDelete“Teaching is like”… Riding a bicycle. First, you provide a bike with little wheels at the sides to give your student confidence until he feels like he can start riding his bike without the wheels... and with the help of your assistance and guidance let him go through the way. The teacher provides the right tools and guidance to the student until he feels confident enough to follow his own process of learning.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like guiding a person who is lost somewhere to a specific place he or she wants to go, or simply a pleace that needs to be reached, showing different things along the way so that this person constructs knowledge and is able to decide whether to continue with his or her "tour" or not, which exact "place" to be in the future by having an adventuring kind of learning process.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like guiding people in their road because a teacher helps you to overcome obstacles in the process of learning.
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like a race because it can be challenging but you must be patient and work hard to reach your goals
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like a bridge. We use it as a way to share notions and ideas with people so that they can construct their own criterious and knowledge
ReplyDeleteTeaching is like a bridge
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guide
builder
song
Teaching is like riding a bike.
watering seeds.
opening minds
swimming
giving feedback
Thank you for your comparisons.
I´m looking forward to reading the rest of the students.