What is the teacher's mission
'The aim of teaching is not only to transmit information but also to transform
students from passive recipients of other people’s knowledge into active constructors of their own and other’s knowledge'(Quoted in 'Teaching Large Classes II – Enhancing Learning by Engaging Students By Rick Finnan and Donna Shaw.).
These words do reveal the genuine mission of a teacher- to encourage students to become active, autonomous learners. This is so different from the approach to teaching encouraged whan I was astudent . At that time we were expected to cram as much information as possibile in our heads. This was not followed by any encouragement to practically apply the knwoeldge obatined in the classroom.
One more maxim which impressed me is “A mind is a fire to be kindled, not a vessel to be filled.” Indeed.
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