It is difficult to assess quantitatively if good teaching leads to better learning. My instinct is to say yes, but as I have learned there are many questions that remain to be asked. What is good teaching? Who qualifies as a good teacher? Why is that teacher better than the next? Since every subject is different, what makes one teacher in one subject prioritize over another subject? As far as the learning, there are also many questions to be asked. What if one student comes from poverty and didn’t engage in preschool or anything prior to kindergarten but another did, does that mean he is smarter? Or what if they both did, but one can spell write his first name and last name but the other can’t. Does that mean the one that can’t is slower and not as equally smart? Taking a questionnaire and measuring through surveys would be one way of producing a quantitative answer but that still wouldn’t provide anything valuable. I believe all professors have a difference in their personal styles of teaching. When a student is able to connect with a professor it aids in our learning experience. Also, student achievement can sometimes lack if there is not a connection, since different students require different things. There are many personal elements to take into consideration to enhance a better learning environment. Additionally, I feel that there should be an asessment and I just don’t believe it should be at the college level but our children should be assessed individually upon entrance each year so that their year is not just being wasted on things they already know. They should test for competency but also remember it’s not all about the tests. Lastly, if teachers, professors and all those in the field of education who have invested their time in education and their heart and soul into teaching were actually paid a decent salary, that could also possibly guarantee better results in regards to good teaching because they would feel grateful to do what they love and be happy they are being compensated properly for it. I believe a happy teacher equals a happy student which would then lead to better learning and an awesome learning environment.
I am attaching a link to something I saw on Youtube that brought tears to my eyes. It is supporting my theory that a good teacher leads to better learning but you have to watch it until the end. There has to be some sort of connection, sometimes it’s not a one on one, but there has to be something you like. https://youtu.be/TiZ8iWqEvKE
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