Saturday, 14 January 2012
Theoline Croft - Module 1B-3 Activy 4A & 4B - Is there a need for teachers?
Vygotsky and Dr. Mitra seem to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Their conclusions say to educators that in order for students to develop and seek knowledge, it is important to provide the appropriate stimili. Further, at some point in the learning, the facilitator makes contact in order to ensure that students are on target.
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The question posed is like does the chicken comes before the egg or the egg before the chicken question. Therefore this is how I'll approach it.
ReplyDeleteI see that there is a need for teachers. Teachers are the ones who are more likely to present to the students new or novel ways of understanding information, therefore as they do this they may step into the role of being a facilitator as they watch the students cooperate with each other when they try to figure out or understand information on their own accord. As a result, the teacher 'facilitator' would always be there to provide encouragement and feedback whenever necessary as he/she slowly watch the students grow and discover the knowledge that means something to them.
My question now is, 'can students be their own teacher'?