I'm not only an instructor at NLC, I'm also a student. And I'm taking a class in a subject I've spent my entire life avoiding. A subject I dread, a subject that makes me nervous, a subject that has brought me to tears more than once.
Being a student again (actually being the class idiot) has taught me a lot about teaching. I've learned, for instance, just how futile it is to ask if students have questions.
The good students have questions. I, with my two failing test grades, hardly ever have questions.
And just so everyone knows, I am really, really trying to be a good student. I do all the homework, make flash cards, and attend (almost) every class, and spend about twelve hours a week studying outside class. I also bought the DVD lecture series, which watch over breakfast, and also spent $$$ on a piece of hardware to make the assignments easier. Despite all this effort I still fail the tests.
And I still don't have any questions.
I know there are students like me in my own classes. And I still ask if anyone has any questions.
1 comment:
There are plenty of students like you. That is what you give the opportunity to write their questions down with out their name. All of us are afraid to be wrong, especially teachers. We feel as if we need to be the experts.
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