Teaching
Teaching 2
The Art and Science of Teaching
The famous American historian, Will Durant was quoted saying, "Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art" (Durant, 2005). I think this is a great way to think about teaching as both art and science. In this paper I will discuss five different aspects of teaching and how they truly are both art and science. The five different aspects of teaching are successful classroom management, establishing goals, developing an educational philosophy, teaching methods, and integrating technology. In order to be a successful teacher, a teacher must apply the science of teaching and then use it as an art.
Classroom Management
There are many classroom management strategies floating around the educational world today. I guess you could say that those strategies would be the science of classroom management. Another part of the science of classroom management is that the teacher must adapt one or piece together a classroom management system that works for them. Taking time to connect with students, to win them over is the first step to classroom management. The big question is how to win them over (Deiro, 1996). This is when all of the science of classroom management in the world can't bail you out. The effective teachers that I have observed had an extensive knowledge of classroom management strategies, but with all of the different personalities in their classroom they used classroom management as an art to win their students over. The effective teacher makes classroom management an art and science when they know different strategies and then in turn apply the most productive one for a particular class and or student.
Establishing Goals
Goals are general statements of purpose that guide schools and teachers as they develop instructional programs (Parkay, 2001). Teachers use curriculum and state standards as a basis for setting goals for their classes. They also have...
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