I once explained to a teacher taking a course in teaching gifted kids, why being a gifted kid really sucks sometimes. He wrote that up in a paper for his course, along with how blown away he was because he had had no idea, and hadn't expected it. It helps that I was one of his favorite students, and that he was paying my best friend to type up his papers for him. (This was way back in the mid-80s when writing papers rarely involved a computer.) I'm sure he knew she was going to show me. But it really surprised me how this teacher, who was generally good with teaching a variety of students (but not my sister) and learning styles, and was generally a compassionate person, had never thought about the down sides of being a gifted kid in school. It was an educational experience for both of us.
As a teacher, I've learned to use a variety of techniques to help multiple learning styles, including things that I know drove me batty when I was a student, but I see that they work for some of the students. Try different things, and watch reactions. If you work with one group for any length of time, you can really pick out students' different learning styles. Even for a short time, you'll probably spot a few. When you try something different and a kid sits up straighter, or gets that "oh, wow, now I get it" look. Those moments are fantastic!
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Date: 2014-11-10 03:20 am (UTC)As a teacher, I've learned to use a variety of techniques to help multiple learning styles, including things that I know drove me batty when I was a student, but I see that they work for some of the students. Try different things, and watch reactions. If you work with one group for any length of time, you can really pick out students' different learning styles. Even for a short time, you'll probably spot a few. When you try something different and a kid sits up straighter, or gets that "oh, wow, now I get it" look. Those moments are fantastic!