GEDI / Grad 5114 – Fall 2015
Freire’s “banking” concept of education, was really interesting for me to read about (per his explanation students are seen as banks and the teacher is the depositor). He uses various analogies to explain this point and emphasizes that this concept can lead to oppression of students (never though of it this way but makes sense). […]
Read moreAs mentioned in my previous post that meeting students and knowing your audience is important. As a teacher, professional and a human being it is important that we know who we are, what good and bad we bring with us where ever we go (especially in to the classrooms) and that we are aware of […]
Read moreNot everyone can teach well. Many people believe that if you have the right credentials and mastery of subject, then you can teach others. I disagree, I believe that teaching is a skill and like any other skills if you practice it the right way , you get better at it. One may not start […]
Read moreIs there such a thing as perfect classroom? I argue that there isn’t. The type of students’ attending colleges and universities is constantly changing. College and universities are more diverse now than they have ever been. So I think one of the most important aspects in classrooms is to know your audience. Who is in […]
Read morePrior to starting my PhD work at VT, I worked full time at a private, elite four-year institution. One of my roles was to serve as an academic advisor. I met with freshman and sophomore students’ multiple times a semester until they declared their major (all undergraduate students except for “engineering track”-who come in to […]
Read moreLearning the basics is important but the bigger questions is what basics are we talking about? Learning the basics is necessary when we are learning certain subjects (may be math and chemistry or a certain language). I don’t believe that this rule applies universally to everything. It is not a simple black and white concept in […]
Read moreThis is the first blog I have ever written (I hope I am using the right term…and I must admit, I am slightly intimidated by the process, I do hope it gets easier with time). In reality I have had limited experiences with blogging. In some ways I have been making assumptions that blogging is […]
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