Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
1994
Citation
Essays on Teaching Excellence: Toward the Best in the Academy (1993-1994) 5(8)
A publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Abstract
I heard it again last week, "Yeah, she has a good relationship with her students, but can she teach?", as if the two were completely separate entities, like the icing and the cake. But a teacher's relationship with learners is not icing. It is an essential component of the teaching and learning process. Plumbers and computer technicians may be able to perform useful services on sinks and computers without entering into relation with them or with their owners but teaching simply cannot happen without teachers entering into relation with their students. Moreover, the teacher's success in facilitating learning is directly related to the quality of that relationship.
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Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Higher Education and Teaching Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons
Comments
Copyright 1994, Richard G. Tiberius. Used by permission