Comments | peeyush: Hah! I do it again...

peeyush

Hah! I do it again...

Apr 29, 2007 12:02

There is some pattern for some period time that keeps following me when it comes to teaching. There was a time when I would be concluding the modules. No matter which module I teach, the last lecture will be delivered by me. In current times, the trivial pattern would be - take one lecture in FP (in last two years). Last year, I volunteered to take ( Read more... )

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Not weird!! rkvsraman April 29 2007, 08:02:39 UTC

It is a transition from teacher to facilitator that you have acheived Peeyush. Not at all weird. Congrats!! At PG level it is this understanding ( http://rkvsraman.blogspot.com/2006/09/teacher-and-tourist-guide.html ) that most need to have. Once you have it you are gonna enjoy teaching for rest of your lifetime. Welcome aboard!! :-)

Re: Not weird!! rkvsraman April 29 2007, 16:19:49 UTC

I agree with rkvsraman. During the handful of occasions that I've had to teach a class, I've felt that feeling of not knowing the subject matter entirely torment me. And it did come in the way of me communicating even the matter I was familiar with. But being the "facilitator" (borrowing the term from rkvsraman :-)) changes the entire perspective and then its an open dialog where everyone can contribute and everyone can learn including the facilitator himself (or herself).

-- Satchit (http://satchit-haridas.net)

Re: Not weird!! peeyush April 29 2007, 17:49:51 UTC

You can call him Raman.

Actually speaking, that facilitator role I assume(d), is entirely for selfish reasons. It gets me rid of the pre-, current- and post- session emotions :p. Secondly, it helps me remain lazy :D

Re: Not weird!! peeyush April 29 2007, 17:45:18 UTC

...teaching for rest of your lifetime

No way!

Of course, what you wrote were not just those 6 words. But reading just that partial stuff, scares hell out of me. I don't carry that core of a teacher. I don't like to teach (repeating n+1th time). May be that explains, why I keep experimenting even with my talking (talking sounds better than teaching) in a classroom.

Sorry, your comment shouldn't fetch such (finally, weird;) response. But can't help it. Teaching is scary :)

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