4.26.2010

Blogging assignment for 4/26

I think, scholars should take religious studies, becouse to understand kind of culture that result from religions, to remove the wall of a bias, and broaden our view.

4.22.2010

How do "good" college teachers present information?"


According to Meiland, a "good" college teacher presents information in the following way. Firstly, good teachers never say "This is a collect answer." They usually say to students like this "This theory is currently believed." What is a difference between these two sentences? If teachers tell the one, students just believe them. However, the later, the teachers make their students to have enough room to think about what is the fact. In short, a "good# collage teacher doesn't teach clearly and just gives a few hints as not the fact but the only theory. When a teacher speaks something, a "bad" teacher teach a theory with basis of authority and a "good" one teach a theory with basis of reason. I agree to Meiland's opinion. The students are require to think and analyze the theory by themselves, because only accept the words spoken by a teacher is not able to get the real meaning of the words. The active attitude for learning is important for students, I think. So, the teacher's mission is that do not prevent such the student attitude. The teacher has to choose the saying very carefully. However, I think it's difficult for collage teachers, because the teachers have a lot of knowledge of their area of expertise, and they want students to know all of that. Then they may forget to be a "good" teacher. So, I think, the teacher who can limit own wish is also a "good" teacher.