The "craft of teaching"
Daniela Bianchi [1] several articles published in ENAM
The news media, research institutes dedicate time to their attention to the class teacher Italian. We have read and listened to analysis and reflection on the teachers, their role, their problems. You are expressed, in different terms, journalists, intellectuals, psychologists, politicians and students. Who has not yet taken the floor on their role and the meaning of our profession, we are the ones teachers.
With this reflection I want to compare me with your ideas about what it means today to "teach".
We open the debate, telling and reconstructing our experiences, starting with episodes that are in our daily lives. Raccontiamoci indeed re ... raccontiamoci our job.
Possible insights
suggest some questions that may help focus the direction of our profession and then leave you the freedom to choose how and on what action and discuss.
There is a fundamental observation on which to build and broke it suggested Hannah Arendt:
"The teacher is qualified to know the world and to be able to educate others about it, while it is authoritative because of that world , is responsible. In front of the child is a kind of representative of all citizens of the Earth, indicating the details, saying this is our world. " Let's
scomporne the many aspects of this statement in the form of questions:
-l 'teacher knows the world?
-C 'is the willingness to learn about the world and the ability to do this?
-Ha need outside help? How
-like, that, you can bring to class?
-weight in children in redefining the teaching profession?
- Our profession can no matter who we face?
-How to confront (face, face) teachers with other leading figures (eg parents)? Indifference? Conflict? Sharing?
-For those who teach for many years has changed what is required? It has changed how?
-Chi is now the " good teacher?
Possible answers many questions, a barrage of questions in today's society. Information often superficial and instant, lightning, without emotional or cultural background, analysis seriously.
Teaching of the first conjugation verb,-are, then the children will think and say warn in Italian grammar.
Teaching, a difficult task in this jungle vague and confusing messages, requests mass media.
difficult, more difficult than it might appear at first sight seem.
The relationship between teacher and World is not to be neglected, because they underestimate the cognitive acquisitions, concepts, techniques, disciplines and educations are born, grow and change in appearance in a very, very real.
pupils, children in essence, before any qualification superstructural, live, move, touch, breathe, kick ass and create.
The teacher must necessarily, if it makes sense, which supports the weight of responsibility, to venture into the exploration of the world, their, our world.
test its hardness, taste the variety, to appreciate the nuances, critically analyze and understand the good the bad, the unfortunate misleading.
We, as teachers, educators, have an open mind and intellect, go past the Pillars of Hercules in the quota, often fascinating, but not always edifying.
New teaching, new educational policies that are as illuminating and decisive, explosive, but in reality be observed at a distance from the top, bottom, sideways. To doubt and question
dutifully polished and passionate, constantly aiming for the task which we must discharge.
be available, put-in-conversation, play all the cards at our disposal, to accept the limits of education, enhance the possibilities. Availability
which will to know, to understand, to question, again, again.
- I could do better?
- I've given enough?
- I have received?
- How much?
- It 's enough?
- which can offer?
possible, depends on the fact that we build it, with wit and commitment to cultivate fruitful. Fruitful. Welcoming
balance and leverage with external aid, the media in the difficult job of teaching, to convey something that is very dear to us. Heart, with C, I recommend banning Q! C as Heart, as in choosing care. Choose good aid. Aid
well qualified and well-calibrated (experts, bearers of witness accounts, doctors ....., referents of experience), that aid must be explained and justified in the children without mediation because you do not get anything consistent.
Driving experiences.
Aid may help is if, embodies a common thread, a ring of continuity, with the suture has already been handled, presented and experienced. Help
such as gradients, or additional esemplificatura. Nuances
or harsh tones and lit it.
Help, yes, but with style and genuine involvement of pupils, students, guests, invited to collaborate, to give, to redefine the current activities, ongoing.
path, the journey of education, training.
Man you do, that reflects that.
The child who is still, always and in every moment.
The students, already.
Pupils: audience and focus of our work, a starting point, some point of arrival.
beginning and end of everything, the whole teaching-educational phenomenon.
fabric to be shaped, molded, but not aseptically and professor. Cloth
playful and uplifting, euphoric and vivacious, light must be channeled up straight and soft dynamics, to herald change, growth of real, authentic.
Change, mutual.
Only those who teach can see, hear what students know and can transmit, offer, not only to his companions in friendship, social.
Interchange, report.
The good teacher today is precisely the one who has feelings, strong or incipient consciousness of the learner.
subject and not object.
good teacher is one who perceives the atmosphere in which it operates, it absorbs the moods, attitudes veiled. Bravo
teacher who is able to see in foresight, to calculate changes in the future, not certain, but possible and assessed. Update
constant spirit of our time, senseless and cowardly flight.
Investment in research, human person, mental health, physical, spiritual.
This is the good teacher today.
I will not dwell more, think, think ... and if you want to comment!
[1] Professor of primary school by 182 ^ Federico Fellini Club - Member of the Editorial Committee of Enam News as a Councillor of the Board
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