“Everything depends upon the teacher.” “The teacher is an expert.” “Teachers are self-made.” These are myths that Deborah Britzman talks about in her book Practice Makes Practice – A Critical Study of Learning to Teach (2003, p. 223). She looks at how these cultural myths form the idea of a teacher and teaching, either summoningContinue reading “The Myths of Teaching”
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Tension in Teaching
When I think of the word ‘tension’, I immediately think of stress and doubt. I recall moments in the classroom, like awkward silences, not being able to answer questions, and fumbling through my words. So generally, the connotation of the word is of a negative nature. In Ted Aoki’s book, Curriculum in a New Key:Continue reading “Tension in Teaching”
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