Good grounding in an area of specialization is a product of a solid background at primary, secondary and undergraduate education in particular and your masters/doctorate degrees in same area. How do you see this line of reasoning?
Sebastain,
Yes and no. Yes, because those who teach you may give you a solid background, which helps in your future career. No, because being a teacher is also a cumulative process that may take years to develop and make you a good teacher. Some of us may have a lot knowledge but may not be the good teacher that students need.
Sebastain,
Yes and no. Yes, because those who teach you may give you a solid background, which helps in your future career. No, because being a teacher is also a cumulative process that may take years to develop and make you a good teacher. Some of us may have a lot knowledge but may not be the good teacher that students need.
So, Maalej, what happens when does not have a solid background education and he also is not called into teaching but has forced himself into teaching due to lack of other jobs.
Well, in primary and secondary education you get the very basics; you are not considered as an expert in an area rather than just an educated person. In undergraduate you start to become an expert in an area. I think that master and doctorate degrees can define you as an expert. For a teacher, experience is an important issue even if someone has not a strong educational background (someone can learn how to teach) BUT I think a background along with exprerience will render you under circumstances as an ideal teacher. So, educational background is very important in order to teach
When I said sold background, I had in mind knowledge. Now, if a teacher without a solid background and on top of that does not want to have a teaching career, the damage to the learning process may be durable.
Suppose such a person relies on academic politics to force himself in an area even though he does not have any background in an area but relies on shut cut and open eye to remain in that field he has neither BSc nor Masters and doctorate degrees, what happens?
Georgios I like your answers to my Q. Are you from Greece going by your name?
yes it will create a problem if you are assigned a subject in which you dont have background knowledge, sure it will create a problem for defending your identity and intelligence. teachers face problems when they are compelled to carry out certain tasks.
Yes. I could remember my college chemistry teacher that always refer to me as a "born teacher". I didn't understand this until later.
-We have people with natural gift of teaching even when they don't have formal education, you will still see the ability in them.
-We also have well trained people even as career educator and are in teaching service for years yet they seem to lack efficient teaching method.
So teaching as a career is not the same as teaching as gift.
You are just right Ajab Ali, we have been experiencing what you've just said and are in some regions and are in a fix what to do. What is your advice?
Wonderful Georgios, no wonder why you reason in such an intelligence manner, consequent upon your background for the Greeks have been know for their love for deep knowledge right from ancient times. Keep it up!
I agree with you, Segun, that some are called to teach while some just went due to lack of other jobs and they are the problem!
In my experience there are people who are "born teachers".... if they also have solid knowledge, they will (most likely) become teacher-experts, supposing they choose a teacher career.
The second group of students are those, who have solid background knowledge, but no interest in teaching and no natural teaching features. These (if they become teachers) have hard time to create necessary relationships with children/students and many times fail in the teaching profession.
The third group is formed of students who have no solid background, but they love teaching and have "teacher" personalities. These, if they work with young children are very successful, but in higher education they encounter problems with their authority (due to lack of knowledge, which students can detect).
The last group - students with weak knowledge and no potential of teaching usually does not stay for a long time in teaching praxis. Unfortunately, some of these students- later teachers, remain in schools and they really could cause a damage in educational process and in their students’ education.
I think, the solid background is a positive entry, but it is not the most important thing in becoming a teacher-expert. The most important is own will, endeavor and effort to learn how to become the best teacher; love to the subject to be taught; and flexibility to be able to fulfill the nonstop changing requirements.
Dear Maria you have spoken extensively as someone from education background. Well done!
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