In today’s discussion, Grady Leonard, Mike Tresoikas, and I discussed the idea that the “teacher knows everything, and the students know nothing.” In the modern classroom, to be a teacher you must have a college degree and we all agreed that even though students do not have a degree whilst the teacher does, that doesn’t mean the teacher cannot learn lessons from the students.
Teachers have experienced life longer than the students, but each bring different life experiences to apply in the classroom. When students enter classrooms, it is the stereotypical thought of the teacher that their students have no knowledge for what is to be taught, and that’s not always the case. As humans, we’re always evolving, and the new generations need to teach the older generations the new ways and concepts.
I really liked mike’s analogy that being book smart or street smart is just like the teacher who knows everything, and the student knows nothing idea. The teachers are the ones who are book smart while the students are the ones who are street smart. The teachers need the students to help them navigate through the new and modern ways the student’s generation brings; however, the students need teachers to teach them knowledge of the past generations and their experiences to prepare them for life in the future.
In conclusion, we all agreed that the idea that “the teacher knows everything, and the students know nothing” is just a stereotype of society by older generations.
