I remember a lot of teachers. My favorites were those that brought the subject into my world and made sure I could connect the dots to something that was not merely an abstraction in the textbooks. I also remember a professor who came to a high school I was visiting one day and gave a lecture—una clase magistral —on geology. The passion of this guy was remarkable. I believe we all left the class loving tectonic plates, not only with knowledge but also with plenty of curiosity to keep ourselves going on the subject.
Right! So I guess this means that, indeed, they were the ones with the best pedagogical skills. They made sure you understood AND feel interested, even passionate about the subject :-) What more could you ask of a teacher? Thanks for reading, Ana!
Some of the teachers that I remember more vividly are indeed the ones that I found to be the most inspiring or the most empathic. But I also remember very well teachers that had no pedagogical ability whatsoever. For example, I had this algebra teacher that was somewhat of a lunatic. If you entered his class by mistake, you might have mistaken it for a acting course, such were the dramatic ways in which he gesticulated and told his stories. It was very entertaining to watch, but I just couldn't see how any of that was related to algebra.
Nice, I had Pantheon on my watch list for some time. I will definitely give it a chance!
Ha ha, yeah, I can totally see that. They were more entertaining characters than teachers! Perhaps not a bad approach for current teachers, though. Make it interesting and hard to ignore :-D
I remember, dear Raúl, a certain professor who —despite being a leading authority in his field—made me feel like the most useless soul on Earth as far as calligraphic talent is concerned. To this day, I still admire him for his talent and rock-star flair, although I wouldn't exactly put him on the list of people with the greatest pedagogical ability :-)
That sketchbook is going to look lovely, my friend.
OMG. That was a teacher who simply had a charisma and personality that was hard to forget, regardless of what he taught, ha ha. I'll never forget those "Sou uns drogradictes", among others.
I remember a lot of teachers. My favorites were those that brought the subject into my world and made sure I could connect the dots to something that was not merely an abstraction in the textbooks. I also remember a professor who came to a high school I was visiting one day and gave a lecture—una clase magistral —on geology. The passion of this guy was remarkable. I believe we all left the class loving tectonic plates, not only with knowledge but also with plenty of curiosity to keep ourselves going on the subject.
Right! So I guess this means that, indeed, they were the ones with the best pedagogical skills. They made sure you understood AND feel interested, even passionate about the subject :-) What more could you ask of a teacher? Thanks for reading, Ana!
Some of the teachers that I remember more vividly are indeed the ones that I found to be the most inspiring or the most empathic. But I also remember very well teachers that had no pedagogical ability whatsoever. For example, I had this algebra teacher that was somewhat of a lunatic. If you entered his class by mistake, you might have mistaken it for a acting course, such were the dramatic ways in which he gesticulated and told his stories. It was very entertaining to watch, but I just couldn't see how any of that was related to algebra.
Nice, I had Pantheon on my watch list for some time. I will definitely give it a chance!
Ha ha, yeah, I can totally see that. They were more entertaining characters than teachers! Perhaps not a bad approach for current teachers, though. Make it interesting and hard to ignore :-D
I remember, dear Raúl, a certain professor who —despite being a leading authority in his field—made me feel like the most useless soul on Earth as far as calligraphic talent is concerned. To this day, I still admire him for his talent and rock-star flair, although I wouldn't exactly put him on the list of people with the greatest pedagogical ability :-)
That sketchbook is going to look lovely, my friend.
OMG. That was a teacher who simply had a charisma and personality that was hard to forget, regardless of what he taught, ha ha. I'll never forget those "Sou uns drogradictes", among others.