After all these years, the teacher who still stands out for me is my first primary school teacher when I was about 5. It's hard to remember details after so long, but I think that the underlying point is that she treated me as someone worthwhile, with potential. At the time, I was a new migrant with a strong accent and therefore got made fun of by the other kids. I didn't fare a lot better at home, either, and having someone in my corner made a huge difference. Maybe it's not so much what teachers do as the attitude they take, those of course those things will be linked.
Interestingly, she came to visit me after I was married and had kids – not long before she died, as it turned out.
As a mature student in theological college it was an i threshing observational experience. Some of my lecturers were the same age, many younger, and it was those who recognised, appreciated and used my particular life experiences and knowledge , who took the time to dialogue over coffee or walks that I retain an admiration and fondness.
As a teacher in UK further education (science and RS) students who have multiple SEND issues who respond to the above approach are ones from whom I benefit as well as being beneficial to them (apropos Arbram). Knowledge and in depth passion for the subjects inspires my students and many have said how it is my passion for my subjects which is the factor encouraging them to go further. I believe it was Lemon who developed the social interaction theory of learning so useful in one 2 one teaching
After all these years, the teacher who still stands out for me is my first primary school teacher when I was about 5. It's hard to remember details after so long, but I think that the underlying point is that she treated me as someone worthwhile, with potential. At the time, I was a new migrant with a strong accent and therefore got made fun of by the other kids. I didn't fare a lot better at home, either, and having someone in my corner made a huge difference. Maybe it's not so much what teachers do as the attitude they take, those of course those things will be linked.
Interestingly, she came to visit me after I was married and had kids – not long before she died, as it turned out.
As a mature student in theological college it was an i threshing observational experience. Some of my lecturers were the same age, many younger, and it was those who recognised, appreciated and used my particular life experiences and knowledge , who took the time to dialogue over coffee or walks that I retain an admiration and fondness.
As a teacher in UK further education (science and RS) students who have multiple SEND issues who respond to the above approach are ones from whom I benefit as well as being beneficial to them (apropos Arbram). Knowledge and in depth passion for the subjects inspires my students and many have said how it is my passion for my subjects which is the factor encouraging them to go further. I believe it was Lemon who developed the social interaction theory of learning so useful in one 2 one teaching
Predictive text! "Intersting" and Douglas Lemov not lemon!!
This is so excellent!!! I have found these to be true in my own teaching!!!