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This is probably where tech will take us. A few "rock star" teachers will teach most of the students the main content, and the current, run-of-the-mill teacher
by dhimes 7y ago
This is probably where tech will take us. A few "rock star" teachers will teach most of the students the main content, and the current, run-of-the-mill teachers will effectively become TAs. The downside is for the run-of-the-mill teachers to lose their autonomy, discretion, and ability to apply their professionalism and creativity. The upside will be that rock star teachers will finally start to get paid like, well, rock stars.
- bluGill 7y agoRock star teachers are rock stars because of their ability to connect with students. The rock star teacher presenting to hundreds of students is not as effective as the same teacher in a small group.
- dhimes 7y agoTrue, but rock star teachers also find creative and effective ways to teach things that are hard to teach. Just like Eddie Van Halen may make playing the guitar look easy to someone who doesn’t play, rock star teachers make communicating difficult ideas look easy. Many people don’t understand the preparation required for a good lesson- often those people are other teachers.