Principles of Teaching as a Subversive Activity (Postman & Weingartner)
1. The teacher rarely tells students what s/he thinks.
2. Generally, s/he does not accept a single statement as an answer to a question.
3. S/He encourages student-student interaction as opposed to student-teacher interaction, generally avoids acting as a mediator or judging the quality of ideas expressed.
4. S/He rarely summarizes the positions taken by students on the learnings that occur. S/He recognizes that the act of summary or "closure" tends to have the effect of ending further thought.
5. Generally, each of her/his lessons pose a problem for students.
6. Her/His lessons develop from the responses of students and not from a previously determined "logical" structure. (Postman & Weingartner, 1969, p. 33-36)
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I was blessed with a couple of teachers like this. Wonderful experience each time.
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