I know that if we comment on someone else's post it counts as a post but I am going to do my own posting as well.
I was in total approval when the phrase "Telling is not teaching" came up in class on Tuesday. I think that it is not only true for teaching little kids but that it still applies today! I am mostly talking about all those big lecture classes that we all have to take at LEAST one of in college. Everything in those classes goes in and goes right back out after the tests and final and it is because all the class is is the professor telling us tons of information and not directly applying it. They are telling, and telling is not teaching! Our class is a lecture class but I feel like I am actually learning things because we are able to see real life examples and video clips and shout out examples of things in class. We are not just sitting there listening to the professor talking. We are interacting and we have things like the family interview assignment which allows us to directly apply and talk about the things we are learning in class.
So, in conclusion, the fact that telling is not teaching applies not only to young children but all through life!
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I know exactly what you mean! I am a visual learner and feel that I learn best when doing things hands on or with a phonemic device. I love when I have a class that also comes with a lab or recitation to help explain what is going on in the lectures in a more hands on experience. Children, I think, also learn best with hands-on learning instead of being "preached" to. Honestly, when I was growing up, I was always bored out of my mind and disliked listening to people tell me how to do something rather then them showing me how to do it.
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