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Originally Posted by recluse
Actor?
Romance author?
Funeral Director?
Mortician?
Plastic surgeon?
Rapper?
Weatherman?
Teacher?
Fashion designer?
Interior decorator?
Political activist?
News reporter?
Dr. Phil?
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What an odd mix. I don't want to get into a flame war about your insulting a few of these who are often the targets of snide remarks.
But do you really think teachers don't have to use all kinds of creativity to help students learn? I know there are lousy teachers out there...just like there are lousy artists. But some teachers are
incredibly creative in their efforts to reach students.
I had a friend in college who was taking Education classes, and she said one of her classes was all about finding creative ways to explain things - they explored examples and metaphors, as I remember (for example), having to exclude using certain common works to describe things, forcing them to come up with other ways to make a point.
I know when I have to train people at work, I have a hard time with that. I'll describe a process that seems crystal clear to me, and for certain people (who don't learn the same way I do), I get a total blank stare. I've actually had to go find someone else in the department sometimes to see if they could phrase it differently. So I admire anyone who can not only teach, but shape their methods to the way the student learns best...