So, what is the purpose of education? — jastopher
A teacher is a person in possession of a body of knowledge, with the skill to impart that knowledge to people who.... I have to pause here. — tim wood
What I'd like to hear from a candidate is a very simple statement of what he or she intends to teach, thinks important to teach, and why. — tim wood
I agree that formal education has a civilising mission, but civilising for whom? Is 'taming' merely the imposition of majority societal norms upon the individual being educated?Taming Mind and Body, nothing more. — Pacem
To modify the behavior of those being educated. — Sir2u
What I'd like to hear from a candidate is a very simple statement of what he or she intends to teach, thinks important to teach, and why. — tim wood
Are you intentionally assuming that there is only one purpose for education as opposed to a variety of different purposes? — LD Saunders
I try to give my students basic knowledge that will be useful in everyday life. And a lot of them think that it is too much because "the information is available on google, so why should I learn it". — Sir2u
So, what is the purpose of education? — jastopher
I wanted specifically to respond to Eric's stab. One only needs to inspire a lifelong love of learning after it has been destroyed. It is the natural condition of children. — unenlightened
No, but my hope is that a teacher would at least have thought about the question and would thus have at least one answer. — jastopher
Such a question cannot be answered in a short interview (1). Given that teacher training is little more than a box ticking exercise (2) I imagine you'd be happy with a rehearsed stock answer (3).
Do you really think that ANY candidate had no answer, or have you not taken the trouble is assess the power of your position, in intimidating candidates with such a question (4), and failed to notice several potentially excellent teachers along the way (5) ? — charleton
You ought to know. Let's hear it! — charleton
You have to be a mother, father, baby sitter, big brother sometimes as well. You also have to be a student, things change from day to day and you should be keeping up. Paying the students for doing their jobs is a job in itself, you have to be an accountant almost. You have to be a project manager to keep all of the little bits and pieces together and running smoothly and up to standards. Plus good understanding of the educational laws is most useful. Etc, etc, etc.
And you have to work hard at staying human and same.
I try to give my students basic knowledge that will be useful in everyday life. — Sir2u
optimise both positive and negative liberty — jastopher
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