There used to be a weatherman on TV in my state back before the internet. I’d tune into the news just to watch the weather. Of course, it’s not at the top of the news, because then nobody would listen to the rest of the broadcast. So I sit through that, then the weatherguy comes up and he starts talking about historical weather patterns and all the possibilities. Before I know it, he’s saying, “And that’s the weather. Back to you, Bob” and I’ve missed the actual forecast.
I had very similar experiences in math class. Going through things I understood, understood, understood, and then I tune out only to find out the teacher had taught something I didn’t understand and the entire experience of driving out to class had been wasted.
Teachers need students, student’s don’t need teachers.
Chalk and talk is my hell.
There used to be a weatherman on TV in my state back before the internet. I’d tune into the news just to watch the weather. Of course, it’s not at the top of the news, because then nobody would listen to the rest of the broadcast. So I sit through that, then the weatherguy comes up and he starts talking about historical weather patterns and all the possibilities. Before I know it, he’s saying, “And that’s the weather. Back to you, Bob” and I’ve missed the actual forecast.
I had very similar experiences in math class. Going through things I understood, understood, understood, and then I tune out only to find out the teacher had taught something I didn’t understand and the entire experience of driving out to class had been wasted.
Teachers need students, student’s don’t need teachers.