StressedDave wrote:WhoseGeneration wrote:Funny how the Government licenses "teaching".
I'm a qualified teacher, which means I can teach any subject up to A level, despite most subjects not being my specialist ones.
However, I can't teach driving without further qualification, why not?
'Cause you'd be ******* useless at it... There is a whole world of difference between teaching AD to people in possession of a licence and teaching someone with no skill or aptitude (and in many cases no interest) without embedding yourself in the scenery.
Much of teacher "training" is about how to deal with those you describe, let's call them reluctant learners. In fact, way back when I qualified, it was the major concern.
Ah but, it's "instruction" with driving. So, what's the difference between all the terms we use for education in any area? We have teachers, instructors, lecturers, coaches, mentors, peer review.
That said, as regards reluctant learners, it's across all areas and here I'm remembering a conversation with a niece in law, who is a university senior lecturer in aerodynamics, where she described how many of her students expected to be spoon fed and were not prepared to read around the subject.
Modern way is to now describe the "teacher" as learning facilitator or enabler but I'm coming to the view that there's a big problem in the West as regards ensuring a really well educated population. The East is going to prevail unless we can get students to understand that they have to put effort in and it's hard.
Always a commentary, spoken or not.
Keeps one safe. One hopes.