Re:What it means to teach gifted learners well
by WalterBright on Thursday January 20, 2022 @02:54AM
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> better, more experienced teachers
Well, you will need teachers who have mastered algebra themselves. Other than that, I don't see why they need to be better or more experienced.
The profs I had in college were never trained as teachers, nor were they particularly experienced at it. But they knew the material to the point that it was trivial for them.
Re:What it means to teach gifted learners well
by MaxBarraclough on Thursday January 20, 2022 @08:03AM
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> But they knew the material to the point that it was trivial for them
On the flipside this can make it harder for the teacher to relate to the students. In a university context of course, students have each other as equals.
1) a lower student to teacher ratio 2) better, newer equipment 3) better, more experienced teachers
I've never talked to someone who didn't admit to those advantages, only argued about how important they were or how expensive they might be. I can imagine it isn't a cash cow for the industry because the number of students is small and most of the difference is in teacher pay per child.
Re snap class sizes having an effect on outcomes. This is extremely surprising to me. The last I looked (admittedly quite some time ago) it was essentially the only factor that has significant weight and was reproducible.