Teaching Philosophy
Since it is too early for me to articulate a strong view on teaching, I will list a few quotes that shape the way I think about teaching.
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Be a championA colleague said to me one time, "They don't pay me to like the kids. They pay me to teach a lesson.The kids should learn it. I should teach it, they should learn it, Case closed." |
Be preparedMathematical reasoning may be regarded rather schematically as the exercise of a combination of two facilities, which we may call intuition and ingenuity. |
Be openCommon, one of the greatest hip hop artists of the last 20 years, released a critically acclaimed album entitled "Be" in 2006. In the closing credits, a number of children are asked what do they want to be when they grow up. My favourite answer is"
I want to be a duck After a number of similar inspiring answers, Lonnie Lynn, Common's father, lists a number of things that a child should seek to be:
Be a strong academic student, |