Chapter 7: Thinking about Teaching and Learning

Things from Chapter 7 I would like to incorporate into my Teaching Philosophy:

1. I would like to employ the Discovery Method. One of the ways I will do this is by employing a series of question to the student or motivating the student to ask questions about a concept to be able to grasp it better. I feel like this is a good way to teach because of the constant engagement and thinking that is required through problem solving.
2. I would like to add the mantra of Quality over Quantity to my Teaching Philosophy. This is because biology has a great quantity of material to cover, but all my students will forget it if it is taught quickly. All concepts and lessons must be taught qualitatively to ensure comprehension.
3. The last thing that I would like to add is that I do not want to cut myself any slack when I become a teacher. Too many a times have I heard from a teacher "well this is only my first year teaching this, so bear with me and keep that in mind." Even though I know I am going to grow with the more experience I have, I want to try to teach the first set of students I have with the same amount of lesson quality that I will be teaching with after 10 years. If it changes for the better after that, it will be a surprising bonus.