Teaching 411 Blog“Students hate to be taught, but they love to learn.”

In the process of discussing the 7 Elements of Teaching, the teacher must discover if the learner even knows how to learn. It is very possible that the learner does not know how to learn. Therefore, you (the teacher) must stop and supply the learner with the necessary tools for learning.

If the learner doesn’t have the proper tools then your lesson will not carry over into the fifth element.

The fourth element in the process of teaching is the LESSON.

A knowledgable teacher will build a lesson that takes what the student knows and finds a connection to the new material. If the new material is connected to material already known it is more likely to stick. The key to learning new things is connection.

The lesson must be mastered in the terms of the facts already known by the learner — the unknown must be explained by means of the known.

But, the teacher must still get and maintain the students attention. A task that requires a bit of skill and a lot of practice. A teacher who thinks that the curriculum is sufficient will never be a great teacher.