GREAT TEACHING -- WHAT I LEARNED FROM MY STUDENTS
How do we ever get better as college teachers? Albert Einstein has been quoted as defining insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." What can we do differently as teachers in order to improve our results? How can a college teacher go from being average to being good and then move from good to absolutely great? I think that is a legitimate goal for any professor. From my own observations, not enough teachers make significant improvements over time. Average teachers tend to stay average while good teachers tend to stay good. I believe every teacher should push toward greatness. I often tell my students that the secret to success is to experiment, evaluate, and evolve. The same, I believe, is true of college professors. Try something new and see how it works. Experiment frequently. You CAN get better in the classroo...