Comments on: Goals Oriented Teaching

By: Write With A Goal In Mind at FreshBlogger

Write With A Goal In Mind at FreshBlogger — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:29:39 +0000

[...] written many times before about goals because I believe that goal setting or, at least, being goals-oriented is very important in life. It helps us to set reasonable expectations and also measure our own [...]

By: First Teaching Evaluation for Basic Writing at FreshBlogger

First Teaching Evaluation for Basic Writing at FreshBlogger — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:50:41 +0000

[...] I posted recently about my teaching style and how it seems to work pretty well for me and also for my students. Last week I had an opportunity to get some feedback from another teacher, the head of the developmental english department. She usually observes new instructors in the classroom for about 30 minutes as they lecture. [...]

By: ray

ray — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:32:14 +0000

Thanks! Teaching was one of those things I sort of fell into. I really enjoy it most of the time, but it definitely works best when the students are engaged and really try to learn something. If I can meet them half way on this, we can all be happy.

By: Northern Girl

Northern Girl — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:24:22 +0000

As a recovering teacher, I agree with you. There are inherent problems with following a curriculum for the sake of following the curriculum. The best classes meet the goals of the curriculum in ways that most would not think of. Good on your for finding your way to that end.