Reckoning and catalyst
“I went back to basics and reviewed the course outline. What were the learning outcomes? Were the students meeting those outcomes? I was providing them with the content, (teaching? Not teaching?) but they were not learning it. So how to fix the disconnection?”
In this passage, the author reflects on the critical moment of self-awareness and introspection that many educators may find themselves in – the realization that traditional teaching methods might not be effectively translating into student learning. The author’s journey to revisit the basics and question the effectiveness of content delivery raises the universal concern of the widening gap between teaching and learning. This moment of reckoning becomes a powerful catalyst for change, as the educator grapples with the disconnection between what is taught and what is learned.These moments can come at any time. When the class stares back at you as if you’re speaking a language they don’t understand. Or when the grades come back for the exam you painstakingly wrote and they’re much lower than you’d hoped. Or, of course, from a course feedback survey when the students anonymously voice their opinions. It can be and has been are hard thing to realize, but better teaching comes from it.
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