"Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theatre." -- Gail Goldwin
I interpret this quote as having students have fun learning through acting. I think that when a teacher performs in front of the students he/she is able to paint a picture for them and thus grasp their attention better than by a simple lecture.
I believe that when you plan and perform in front of your students it makes learning fun. All of us have had many different teachers over the course of our lives and for me the teachers that often performed and acted during lessons were the teachers that made me want to learn. I enjoy putting on a performance for my lessons and I believe that it helps my students become more interested with the content being taught. I also believe that acting in front of students helps brighten up one's day as it makes teaching feel much more fun and much less like work.
What grade do you teach and where? I would love to come and watch you. My seventh grade social studies teacher was one of my favorites because she brought life into a subject I thought of as boring. She danced to show us the Irish jig, she read Johnny Tremaine to us so we could learn about the Am.Rev. She made a lasting impression on me - her name was Patricia Fletcher. One day your students will talk about the most memorable teacher they had and they would say YOU!.
ReplyDeleteDo you teach elementary? I do. This school year I am using puppets to help to children to read. I am a totally different person in class as compared to when I am out in public.
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