05-08-2018, 01:46 PM
(05-08-2018, 12:49 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: No, he's absolutely correct. The ability to teach people geometry is a very different skill set than the one needed to be an architect. The same goes with teaching anything. People who are bad at jobs often try to become teachers in that area, sure, but they're not good teachers.
I understand that your character is allegedly a former lawn mowing teacher, but you're wrong here.
(05-08-2018, 12:50 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Yes I am serious. What type of work experience makes a person a better math teacher?
Look at all of the great NFL coaches that never played in the NFL. "Coaching" is a completely different skill from "playing". You can be great at one and suck at the other. Same goes with "teaching" a subject as opposed to "using" the subject on a job.
Knowing practical application enhances your lesson plans. You do need to know how to teach but you also need the experience of life/job to know how it fits.
