Teaching Style Of The Instructor

When entering fall semester at Ramapo College, I realized that each professor had their own style when teaching. I had to adjust to each professors teaching technique. Obviously, adjusting was a very hard mechanism to adopt too. I did not have a studying technique as well, which made it harder on me. So,

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” There are so many different quality traits that separate a mediocre teacher from a great teacher. So who’s to decide what those specific traits are? Every student is different when it comes to learning. One may love a certain teacher, and another may not. All teachers have different teaching styles. Looking back at my favorite teachers from high school, I noticed that they all had similar characteristics that made them my favorites. However, they also had their own unique qualities that made them stand out as well. These teachers have not only taught me the required criteria for the class, but in fact made me a better individual. The three teachers, in which have made the biggest impact on my life are: Cassie Applegate, Jason Aker, and Eric Padget.

Education benefits individual mentally, emotionally and physically by placing them in better place than they were previously before. Everybody would agree that learning something new would take place throughout the life. Learning style defined as "A term that describes the variations among learners in using one or more senses to understand, organize, and retain experience" (Reid, 1987, p. 89). Furthermore, Felder and Henriques (1995, p. 21) explained learning styles as "the ways in which an individual characteristically acquires, retains and retrieves information". However, different learners possess different characteristics and different preferred learning styles to perceive, process, take in and understand information.

Even the teacher that have the same type of style they do different things with that particular style. For example, both the English teacher had a traditional lecture teaching style, but the English teacher had some collaboration with her lecturing while the social science teacher didn’t allow for collaboration she just talked. Both the choir class and the physical education class had the facilitator style teaching, but the physical education has a supervisory role while the choir teacher has more of an interactive role. All of the teachers that I observed had all different types of learning styles. All of the different learning styles appears to work for each individual teacher.

Are all teachers the same, or do they have their own characteristics? Personally I do not think there are any two teachers that are the same. Two teachers may have some similarities, but they are not going to be the exact same. While going to a junior college on campus, Mr. Russell (math teacher) and Mrs. Tatum (math teacher) were two teachers whom I respected the most, but they were different in many ways. The two of them has lasting impressions on me that I will never forget. By all means, their teaching method, rules and their lectures are completely different.

Throughout my entire high school career, I went through all different types of teachers. The fun and exciting science teachers, poetic and strict English teachers, and lastly, the boring and idiotic instructors. Now, I am not saying they were idiotic per se, but definitely boring. During my Sophomore year, I had a Spanish teacher, the previous year I had heard so much from my older brother about Mrs. Molina. He described her as a “hardcore Hispanic teacher” I was expecting the worse. Full blown essays or maybe full oral reports in proper Spanish rather than the slang I was used to at home. First class, bell work and vocabulary was assigned to be completed, nothing else. I thought that maybe she was just letting everyone get settled in before

The best teacher I ever had was a high school history teacher name Donald Langford. Mr. Langford was always there for his students. Most days during his preparation period, students could be found with him either getting help in school, or advice on some issue they were having. He was a “no nonsense” kind of teacher who could always go right to the problem with an accurate solution. His classes were engaging and it never seemed like we were being forced to learn. He was able to make understanding of the subject easy. He classes were comfortable, upbeat, and always

Many times teachers are given a broad spectrum of classes that are somehow associated with the subject in which they are qualified to teach in. This means that Calculus teachers can also have Algebra 1, Geometry or Pre-Calculus classes all in one semester. This is usually done in order to reduce the amount of teachers needed in each school and it can work. The problem is that even though one might be great at teaching Calculus, it doesn’t mean that they are also great at teaching those other subjects. To effectively teach a subject one must not only completely understand the material, but it should also be something that you can explain to your students in a way that helps them learn it. So even though the school has a “qualified teacher” in those classes, their students struggle to learn the material more than they would with a teacher that is more qualified in that specific subject. One issue that surfaces when changing this is that classes become larger since less teachers would teach each subject. However, the quality of the teaching, arguably the most important aspect, will improve greatly. This will in turn lead to students understanding the material easier and more effectively (Gilpin, 1423). Once a school gets that done to the best of their ability, they need to look at the way the courses are set up. Many high school classes, even advanced ones, do not properly

It’s all about presentation to me. This one teacher is funny. Their jokes may not be the funny thing but it’s the lesson their knowledge about things that makes this teacher funny. Everybody likes to laugh so if you make us laugh during a lesson that will get our attention something that teachers strive to get. This other teacher is just dull. Talks in the same tone every class. From the beginning of class to the end it’s the same dull tone. No one likes being bored. Being forced to learn something you don’t wanna learn by a boring teacher is probably the worst thing in the

I have been to many schools and taken many classes, and there is always that teacher that makes you stop and think twice, before making any further steps. Professor G was a very interesting person, he was someone that I can say really marked my education pathway. I have been in College for a few years and changed major just about three times, but when I finally decided to do Business major, that was when I met my most influential professor. This Professor was not only my Marketing teacher, but my mentor, guidance, and best influence as of now.

I like my instructor to focus on the topics they have at hand and not divert to a meaningless subject that has nothing to do with a class. I firmly believe if you are going to a college that you are paying for, what needs to be taught is useful information that will help you succeed at the end of class. The most difficult teaching style for me would be the narrator. I have a pet peeve when it pertains to people or someone losing focus on me. Not to say i am self-centered but if we are having a deep conversation or being taught, I want undivided attention because at that point, if you lose focus then so do

Although there is a basic foundation laid out for educators, each teacher is different. There are a wide range of subjects, personalities, experiences, and values that makes each teacher unique in their own way. As students progress through the grade levels, they can carry something from every teacher they have. Some things may even carry with them throughout their life.

From the time a child is born, he is taught how to eat, walk, and talk. Soon after this, he is sent to elementary, middle, and high schools, and college. Everyone's life is centered around learning and gaining knowledge. Since being able to effectively gain and apply knowledge is one of the most important aspects of life, finding an effective teaching style that engages and helps me to develop critical thinking skills is imperative to the development of my future. Every teacher with classroom teaching experience will agree his or her style of teaching is unique. "Traditional teaching styles have evolved with the arrival of alternative methods, prompting teachers to adjust their styles toward students' learning needs" (Gill). Comparing three alternative teaching styles and their effect on my learning allows me to determine which one helps me learn the most.

Furthermore, as I read the assigned articles and viewed videos, I realized that my teachers obviously, followed Piaget’s, Vygotsky. Dewey, and Bruner constructivist view because they used the theory of assimilation and accommodation, e.g., the learning of a new experience and changing of a person’s worldview. I also discovered after deep reflection on this week’s assignment, how much of an impact my teachers had on my teaching style. Before retiring, I taught based on what my students needed. Therefore, much of my teaching mixed the theories of, Constructivism, Social Constructivism and Cognitive-Behavioral depending on the student.

Teaching seems like it could be done by anyone, but in reality it does take some skill or at least some effort to be a good teacher. Since teachers are surrounded by students at all times, they need to know the easiest ways for their students to learn the material with the least amount of problems. The last thing they want is to have their students struggle with the class, and not understand what the lesson is about. Also, not only are they teaching multiple students at once, but multiple students who learn in different ways. There are students who learn verbally and others who prefer to see it (visually). Not to mention they are students who learn by doing hands-on projects. The teacher must find a balance in between all the teaching styles in order to please or help