We did a three-way teaching for this class, and in a way it’s
reminded me of Inception. The way one teaches gets critiqued, and you critique
how the person critiques. Sort of a critique-ception. But it’s the nature of
the subject, because we are taught how to teach. And indeed, that session was different
from the way I taught skills to others before. I chose to teach how to write my
student’s name (Francesca) in Arabic letters (the funny thing is, I can only
read and write Arabic, but I don’t understand the language.) Since we are now
more aware of some concepts in teaching, the session for me was more cognitive.
I was now thinking or more aware of how to structure my teaching, how the student
is learning, how I should adjust, what to look for in a teacher, etc.
I learned a couple of things about myself as a teacher. One of
the striking ones was that (similar to how I study) I have to write things down
for easier recall. It was important for me to have a pen and paper when I was
observing my classmate to give feedback. Although, I think it would be handy to
remember things without taking down notes, esp. in pediatric practice where you
have little time to take notes while managing a kid.
Also, my lack of eye-contact has been brought to my
attention. I don’t think I usually “not-look” at my classmates when talking to
them. Perhaps I “forgot” to look at my student since I was concentrating on
what to say during feedback. Then again, I think it’s an important “people-skill”
I have to learn to be an effective teacher in future practice.
These are just some of the things I have learned for this
class, and I’m sure that there are a lot more things to learn and more chances
for introspection of me being a teacher, esp. in internship.
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