Learning Theories, Experience, or Both?
Module 2
Educators can do just fine without any understanding of learning theories. Do you agree with this statement? Provide a justification for your stance on this statement.
In most
conversations, going to the extreme and binary is often challenging.
Truths are not always black and white. Having an educator who is
compassionate, passionate, with life experience who also knows learning
theories would be the best. However, to compare someone who has
life experience with someone who has only academic experience is a hard choice
to make on its own. What we bring into the classroom, be it
prejudice or passion, will affect how on teaches. Bringing in an array of
knowledge, experience, and tools, will only empower an educator and provide
them and the learners the very best opportunity at learning and having
fun. Hopefully, they will inspire each other.
Hi there, Mitch:
ReplyDeleteGreat blog and great post! I also love the way you have set up your page!
When it comes to learning theory, I think you have made a strong argument here. I believe when teachers have the life experience, passion, and the academic training, it can make for a highly successful teacher. Is there one particular theory that you ultimately feel would bring higher successful outcomes for students over the other learning theories? If so, could you please share which one you feel could create the best outcomes and why?
Thank you in advance,
Amanda