There are lots of theories of learning out there. One not necessarily being any better than the next. But there are always new "fads" or "breakthroughs" stating that this is the best one yet.
Behaviorist, Humanistics, and Cognitive are the three that are concentrated on in this article. Each are designed around a particular learner, and teacher for that matter. The teacher needs to decide what they believe is best and the decide which will suite their students most postitively. As graduate students being "fresh" to the field we can really dig deep and decide which approach we think is the best for us. For me, I can see positive attributes to each theory and can draw something good out of each. It is essential to keep and open mind.
My name is Pam and I am a grad student at MSMC. I am passionate about teaching young children and I am so thankful for everything I have learned thus far at MSMC. My blog is titled Teaching to Learn and Learning to Teach because I believe that we are all lifelong learners. As we move into our careers as teachers we will be continuously learning from our peers and students. Happy blogging!
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Pam, what educational approaches/instructional models have you enjoyed learning about and/or using in the past? What was it about those experiences that you enjoyed? Do you think that the fact that you enjoyed learning about and/or using those approaches will mean that your students will enjoy the experience of you using them in your teaching as well?
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