Acting Like a Teacher [repost]

I just read an interesting post comparing teaching to acting. Here is a choice quote and the link to the full article is below:

“One of the biggest problems educators have is getting students involved in learning. Making them intellectually curious becomes more and more difficult every year. One of the issues that many teachers discuss is how to involve students in the joys of learning as opposed to just wanting good grades. Listening to stand up comedians, the parallel between standing up in front of a class and standing up in front of an audience becomes clearer. The same improvisation on the stage is necessary within the classroom.”

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Tags: actor, education, teacher, TEAMS/AmeriCorps