I’m learning to teach
teaching to learn
trying to learn to teach
learning by doing the least
amount of teaching
letting the students learn from themselves
more teaching means less learning
teaching gets in the way of letting the student learn
but not always
nothing is always
sometimes I gotta step in and teach
so the student can learn from their mistakes
they can’t learn if they don’t know they’re making them
and it’s time to teach the correct form
remembering the best form of teaching
is no teaching at all.
cottonbombs 
Right on!
Are you a teacher?
I teach English as a Second Language. I also teach myself Spanish as a second language. I’m better at English, though, both as teacher and student.
lol…I am getting into the teaching program to teach English. I would be happy to hear any advice you have for me as I begin this new adventure….Blessings!
The most important part of teaching is wanting to teach. Enjoy the adventure! And while teaching, don’t be a dictionary. Teach vocab by asking students questions leading them to the new word. For example, you’re teaching the word: erode. Tell them Mt Everest used to be 8844 meters, but is now 8844 meters then ask what happened? Then lead them to say: The mountain eroded.
No teaching–just living out the joy, love, and peace in the presence of those “students”, Peter!
if the administration higher ups are keeping a close eye on a teacher’s tactics,
chances are he or she is doing something right
like making bongo drums out of pickle buckets and sneaking students off to the lake
or some such variation.
Nothing worth learning can be taught in a classroom, I tell students. Then tell them they didn’t learn it here. It’s difficult to teach students to think for themselves, especially if they rebel against you, and want you to give them the right answers all the time.