to teach or not to teach
By aseretdd
@aseretdd (13730)
Philippines
10 responses
@asawanialvin0611 (1877)
• Philippines
16 Apr 08
yes, they cam still teach the way historians were able to teach history even if they did not witness the event
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
17 Apr 08
That is a great way to put it... i am a history teacher before... and i was able to teach the subject effectively even if i was not yet even born when the events happened... thanks for the response... and for reviving this discussion... this is actually the very first that i made...
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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15 Mar 07
for me it would depend on the level of teaching. A Geography teacher can only be effective so far without extensive travel experience
blessed be
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
5 Mar 08
A teacher can effectively teach geography as long as he/she is knowledgeable enough... but it will indeed be better if that teacher was able to see first hand what she is talking about in the classroom... it will certainly make him/her more credible in the eye of the students... thanks for the response... but sorry for the 1 year delay in the comment...
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
5 Mar 08
I was a taught geography before i travelled... and i think i was very good at it... but i think i would have been great if i was able to go to the place that i am teaching... thanks for being the first one to respond to the very first discussion that i started...
Sorry if my comment is like more than one year late...hope you understand....
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@revdauphinee (5703)
• United States
15 Mar 07
I do not see why not if he/she has studied the subject well after all people teach astrology without visiting the stars dont they?they teach history and no one has been back when!
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
5 Mar 08
That is a very good point... people indeed study the planets without even seeing those heavenly bodies up close... so i think geography can be taught effectively as long as the teacher is well versed in the subject... thanks for the response... but sorry if it took me 1 year to give a comment...
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@c1masters (54)
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19 Mar 07
I am a history teacher who has not visited the past, in person anyway. I guess we will have to make do with sources of evidence and our own personal genius until such a time as they pay us enough for us to actually travel the world. Personally i think waiting for a time machine to be invented will be less of a wait.
@Angelinka (1410)
• Italy
15 Mar 07
Of course he could teach you geagraphy!!because he doesnt have to teach you culture,just geo...so he can do it even if he was not travelling at all...
@amit312_18 (638)
• India
15 Mar 07
yes she/he can be an effective teacher as well.he/she doesnt need to travel all the world but go through the book well and understand the problem of the students.he just needs to work out on them and induce the spirits in the students to be intrigued by geography.Good teachers are not those who understand everything but those who can make people in front of them understand everything they have teached and know about.
@sunnyckell (483)
• United States
15 Mar 07
If you're talking about basic geography, I think that the teacher could have an abundance of knowledge about the subject learned from books and other sources that would suffice to educate children, for example, about the subject in general. I believe that experience is a great educator in itself and always compliments book knowledge. If I had the choice between a geography teacher that has traveled the world or one that has not, yet has a better basic knowledge for the subject; I would choose the teacher who has experienced the world.
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@c2adams2 (351)
• United States
18 Mar 07
Absolutely! Did an history teacher see the Battle of Gettysburg? Did a mathematics teacher meet Pythagorus (sp)? Teaching is imparting knowledge, as long as you have the knowledge you do not need to experience it first hand.
