Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/on-teaching/5007103/
The following article is adapted from a speech by Lilian Katz to elementary school teachers in Champaign, Illinois, in May 1989. The insights she shared on working with young children are thought provoking and reaffirming for teachers of any age level. Exchange would like to share Lilian Katz's thoughts with you:From time to time it is a good idea for those of us who teach to take a look at ourselves as teachers and to reflect on our own roles. On the basis of my reflections, I want to share 14 points that you may find useful in your teaching.
Teaching involves many conflicting pressures and situations. We cannot respond fully or equally to all of them. We have to decide what is worth making an issue over. Don't have too many issues. A half dozen will do! Take your stand on these issues with clarity and courage-for the sake of the children.
Teaching requires constant decisionmaking. And every decision carries with it its own potential for error. There are no error-free decisions. For example, if we decide to screen young children with tests, we will make many errors; the younger the ...