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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Today I got to attend a wonderful lecture about education. This time a saw Eric Mazur deliver a sharp and fantastic speech about education. He´s a world-wide known physicist and professor. What he mainly talked about was how wrong teachers have been for so many years on their pursue to reach out to students. First, he says how important it is for us educators not to think teaching is a one-way process. During the 20th century it was thought that to teach was to transfer info. That´s not true whatsoever. In order for a student to fully learn something, there has to be interaction among them and the teacher. Besides, Eric explained how he even had at some point grown to believe that giving a lecture meant only providing info. According to him ¨ Teaching is a holistic process; which implies not only interaction, but also immersion among the learners¨. He also highlighted the fact that one teaches through questioning and not by telling. Phrase coined by Socrates thousands of years ago, but which people tend to forget. Therefore, students gotta get involved in a welcoming environment; apart from the fact that they also gotta be kept motivated all the time.  A great learner is one who can revise their believes after learning something new. Thus, allowing personal growth to take place. What shouldn't be forgotten either is what teachers actually do to make learning more interesting and accessible to students. In addition, I´d say that I don´t mean students shouldn´t put from their part either. I´m just suggesting that in order for a learner to succeed, they must study in a convenient facility. Lastly,  I´ll wrap this up by saying that us educators never stop learning, hence the need to constantly research and look for ways to improve our teaching.

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