Teachers Who Can't Teach!

[monjoor]

They are many teachers at college who are very knowledgable but cannot teach!

Students are being failed / disadvantaged by such people. What are your thoughts on this matter?

 

[Anthony S]

What make's you say that are you a student ?

 

[monjoor]

Cos I am an part time day release student doing my HND Top.

 

[Pete999]

Cos I am an part time day release student doing my HND Top.

Well some of your teachers must have been quite good if you have got as far as studying for an HND

 

[monjoor]

Most of them were ok, but there was a small number who simply didn't have the natural teaching characteristics.

 

[amlu]

school is to get a paper and a bit of theory, in mine i learned mostly how to cheat on useless exams for useless subjects.
started learning things when i got my first job after college.

 

[northstar]

Cos I am an part time day release student doing my HND Top.

Where are you doing your course at ?

 

[ifindoubtdont]

This post is NOT directed at the OP, no offence is meant. I am just generalising. There are many ways of teaching and there are many ways of learning, if your way of learning doesn't click with your tutors way of teaching then it does make life hard work. A HND is not meant to be easy, it relies on you doing a lot of work on your own, you can't just sit back and expect your tutors to hand it to you on a plate. If you are confused or stuck at any point your tutor will talk you through it so you can get back on track. All you've got to do is ask.

 

[trev]

Most of them were ok, but there was a small number who simply didn't have the natural teaching characteristics.

Forgive the tone of the question but it's the only way I can think of to put it. You know what "natural teaching characteristics" are how exactly?

 

[monjoor]

I am at Tameside at the moment.

At HND level agree there is a lot of the learning stuff that you do it yourself.

My argument is that I've seen some teachers don't have a proper structure or notes of teaching of that particular subject.

Some of them just using google as they go compared to past lessons where the teacher has a set of teaching notes and examples rather than just randomly using google and many sites which sometimes makes things more complicated and confiding for students that are new to that subject.

My debate is that what's more important in a teacher, knowledge or quality of teaching?

 

[northstar]

what course are you doing ?

 

[newtothis]

do you mean a HNC ?

 

[monjoor]

HND in electronics / electrical

 

[northstar]

HND in electronics / electrical

who teaches the subject ?

 

[trev]

My debate is that what's more important in a teacher, knowledge or quality of teaching?

Surely in an ideal world the 2 should go hand in hand? There's a lecturer at my local college who I won't name, his knowledge is vast, what he doesn't know probably isn't worth knowing. He is one of the most boring people I have ever met though. His lessons are a yawnfest.
One of his colleagues also has a vast amount of knowledge but he's as mad as a box of cats, you get a laugh in his lessons so you're enjoying yourself when you're in there. Lecturer B is a lot more popular than lecturer A.