Many teachers are asking in threads for advice about how to be successful in preparing students for life and career. Occasionally I look back into the personal portfolio where some of the most influential teachers are mentioned. Some are vivid in memory, but others are seldom thought of or not remembered at all.
Most prominent are the teachers, who helped to make a life choice. Next are those who helped to accomplish an objective or overcome a difficulty. Also remembered are those who went beyond the essential syllabus with insight into new directions toward undiscovered knowledge. Then there were the very bad teachers, like one who said there was nothing new to discoverer in his field. I made sure in later life that I did in fact discover something he had overlooked.
Who Were The Most Influential Teachers In Your Education And Why Were They Effective?
All sectors are key factor to drive quality of education, however teachers are important role in the classroom because they are working in the workplace. Policies and strategies are generalized to multi-practices classroom by smart teachers.
During my educational years (17-20 years old) a little beautiful Swedish teacher, who never raised her voice, was the most powerful. We were listening to her lectures about the Swedish literature. SHE NEVER RAISED HER VOICE!
The most influential teacher in my education was Dr. Edwin Yamauchi, professor emeritus of history at Miami University. On controversial religious issues, he was always unbiased, presenting to students the full range of scholarly perspectives on each issue and then allowing students to make up their own minds on the basis of the evidence. He sparked my passion for scholarship in philosophy and religion by having his students read and write papers on scholarly books and articles as well as carry out original research. I use his teaching philosophy, in part or in whole, in every course I teach.
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