I never once
thought of becoming a teacher. I have always said that I would never take
teaching as a profession. That being said, I surprisingly enjoyed my first day
in a teaching class.
For
our first class in PT 138: Teaching in Physical Therapy, we had three
activities. A role playing activity in which we strategized ways of effectively
teaching exercises to different kinds of clients; video critiquing, in which we
re-watched a video of us teaching a client an exercise and reflected on how
teaching was accomplished; and a yoga session.
The
role playing activity was the best activity of the day. I learned a lot from
observing my classmates plan and execute their strategies for teaching. My role being a patient, I saw first-hand how my
classmates would sometimes have difficulties in getting the patient to follow
instructions. I realized then that to be an effective teacher, you have to know
your learner and you have to be able to adapt well to their learning style.
Video
critiquing was a good introspective activity. Seeing for myself how I was able
to teach the simulated client was motivating. It made me think that I can be a
good teacher. It also made me think of how even before this course, though I still
can improve, I am already capable of thinking effective ways of facilitating
learning.
The
Yoga activity was a new experience for me. Reflecting on how the different
poses were taught, I would say that Ma’am Mia was a very good teacher. We were
able to execute the poses albeit not always perfectly, which was okay. I have
found that the use of demonstration will always be an effective method of
learning for me.
Overall,
the activities for the day were all good ways for us to grasp the concepts of
effective ways of teaching. Even if I don’t like teaching because I never
thought I can teach effectively, I am now confident that with the knowledge I
have, and with more practice and exploration, I can be an effective teacher.
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