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I've done this - but I also find for a limited group of subjects it's fine! I know my music theory and I know how to play piano [0]. I gifted a close friend a
by Nadya 10y ago
I've done this - but I also find for a limited group of subjects it's fine!
I know my music theory and I know how to play piano [0]. I gifted a close friend a keyboard and taught her everything I knew about piano and music theory. Within 3 months she was a better pianist than I was - and two years later she was playing for the school choir and talent show. But that is a subject in which "You learn the basics - and the rest comes with hours and hours and hours of practice."
Another example is language (can be iffy if your pronunciation/grammar isn't already near-fluent, even if your vocabulary or niche knowledge (eg: idioms) isn't fluent). You can teach someone the pronunciation, some basic grammar/vocabulary, and guide them towards becoming fluent themselves. A large part is being able to guide people towards resources so that after you've taught them all you know - they can teach themselves from there.
[0] Not very well, but just well enough to play this with only a few mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNajh166DBc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNajh166DBc
- sitkack 10y agoI think what you are describing is boot-strapping your peers. This is often the case when there is a mix of advanced-beginners and total neophytes. Like one student explaining IDE configuration, or how to debug a problem by looking at log files. The teacher in this case often learns as much as the student.
- Nadya 10y agoI guess that is one way to describe it! I bootstrap people to help them become self-directed learners. I get them past the hardest part of learning something new: not knowing where or how to start.
- sitkack 10y agoI would never want to hamper the flow of information, or bootstrapping people into a new subject. But bootstrapping is somewhat different than having the deep knowledge that is required for really teaching a subject. If the skill or area of knowledge lends itself to constructivism, then this style of pedagogy is a perfect match. Boots on!