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| Impose | 34% | 52 votes | Total: 154 votes | |
| Local | 66% | 102 votes |
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Generally speaking, experts should impose teaching methods they consider superior. That is why they are experts. They have been in the trenches of their various professions lon...read more
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As a youngster in school I remember the teachers and the teaching methods they employed. Some teachers seem to stand out as better teachers than others in my memory. I remember...read more
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by Terri Kelley
Coming from a culturally diverse background and having been educated in public schools, I have considered this issue from both sides. As I work toward the completion of my doct...read more
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by Mysriannah
If we think for just one minute and allow History to be our guide in deciding one way or another just who shall teach our children and how we will see some very profound lessons...read more
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by Heidi Hyde
In the interest of teaching the masses, I believe we need to look to our experts in education to develop standard teaching methods. However, as I have stated in previous article...read more
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by Adam Mease
I do not believe that experts should impose teaching methods they consider superior. I grew up in a native community and talked frequently to the Elders there. They told me ma...read more
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The debate title, itself, clearly, answers it's own question. To discuss this subject rationally, a person must ask themselves; "What is the debate?" "Teaching", the very firs...read more
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There is no doubt that experts on teaching have a wealth of experience or training behind them, which is precisely why they are called experts. However, their experience or trai...read more
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As a teacher, I am constantly bombarded with orders from my administrators to use the latest "research based" teaching method. Like others, I constantly look for ways to improv...read more
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by Amanda Elias
Having been both the teacher, and the taught, I can honestly advocate for local methods over imposed methods, for one key reason: successful teachers aren't born, they are made....read more
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With the exception of health and safety concerns, I don't believe anyone has the right to "impose" their ideas or methods on anyone else. However, we, as human beings, all have ...read more
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by Timothy Lee
Assuming that there are truly "experts" on the subject of mass education they should understand that in a world full of learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, local...read more
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As is usual, the answer falls in neither premise entirely but depends on the circumstances of any given locality, the preferable method more often than not being a synergy of ex...read more
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The imposing of teaching experts and their methods is another big problem in public schools today. I am quite sure that these experts became experts by practicing, and the admin...read more
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by Chad Rixse
Living in a country like the United States, it is not uncommon to find very narrow-minded, egotistical people. In many other countries, Americans are known to believe that the...read more
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One of the things it is the hardest to remember is that the United States is not a mirror of world culture. Even though it is largely a pot-pourri of various world regions...read more
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by Shawn White
Educational methods, like everything else is a matter of subjectivity. Not only should local methods be honored, but more so, indefinitely, the unique learning methods of th...read more
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by Jim Murphy
Teachers' In-Service Training 2007 Paradigms Paradigms Paradigms Flow endlessly Over our heads Stuff going way Back to the eighties And beyond Stuff all ground...read more
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by David Huff
Currently I teach English as a Second Language at PMU in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The notion of one teaching method fits all fails to consider cultural and linguistic differenc...read more
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by Jobella
As a veteran teacher I believe local methods should be honored as this allows teachers needed flexibility that can be used to to the advantage of the students. I have worke...read more
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