NancyLebovitz comments on Being a teacher - Less Wrong

51 Post author: Swimmer963 14 March 2011 08:03PM

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Comment author: anonym 15 March 2011 04:08:10PM 4 points [-]

There is feedback to be gleaned when teaching badly if one knows what to look for. And I think being able to interpret the passive feedback and respond appropriately is a large part of what makes a good teacher.

Many teachers, in my experience, don't notice when students are confused or bored -- or maybe they notice but don't care -- and their teaching method and pace is completely unresponsive to the immediate feedback of how well it is working.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 15 March 2011 06:21:14PM 0 points [-]

Fair enough-- I should have said something to the effect that when you're swimming badly enough, the feedback is impossible to ignore.