Maybe Teaching is a Bad Idea

This book proposes a radical restructuring of teaching so that it conforms to how people learn. Spence maintains that teaching cannot and should not be aimed at transferring knowledge from teacher brains into student brains. . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction-Maryellen Weimer 1. Early Learning Experiencing in School 2. Early Teaching Experiences in College 3. It's Time to Put Lectures on the Shelf 4. What is the Role of Questions in Learning? 5. Content. Does All That Information Lead to Knowledge? 6. Teaching Realities. Conflicts, Assumptions, and Approaches 7. What Is Learning? 8. Rethinking Failure and Ignorance 9. Criticism. The Key to Learning 10. Teaching That Promotes Learning from Mistakes and Failure 11. Practice Makes Perfect but Not Unless It's Deliberate Epilogue-Maryellen Weimer About the Author Index