The other day a friend asked what I think about 'Teaching', like what I would expect of a 'Teacher'
I'm sure we've all thought about it at some point or the other. So, what would it be? Maybe a teacher who can create or rather bring out the natural curiosity of the child, someone who can grow that sense of wonder, the imagination, the yearning.......stuff like that, right?
Sadly, it would have been easier to answer what it should not be, as we see a lot more of that happen....... in terms of curriculum, system, teaching...all of that. Anyways, net net, all those amazing subjects we did in school, Physics and Geography and History, which were so boring now sound so so interesting. And of course there's Astronomy and Psychology and Anthropology and such which we never even did in school.
Sadly, it would have been easier to answer what it should not be, as we see a lot more of that happen....... in terms of curriculum, system, teaching...all of that. Anyways, net net, all those amazing subjects we did in school, Physics and Geography and History, which were so boring now sound so so interesting. And of course there's Astronomy and Psychology and Anthropology and such which we never even did in school.
In this context, when I chanced upon the Yale Open Courses I was thrilled beyond words. It's the actual recorded Yale graduate courses which are available online.
From the Yale Website:
Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.
We welcome you to explore Open Yale Courses where you can discover a wide range of timely and timeless topics taught by Yale professors, each with a unique perspective and an individual interpretation of a particular field of study. We hope the lectures and other course materials, which reflect the values of a Yale liberal arts education, inspire your own critical thinking and creative imagination. We greatly appreciate your enthusiastic response to this initiative and hope you will stay in touch!
We welcome you to explore Open Yale Courses where you can discover a wide range of timely and timeless topics taught by Yale professors, each with a unique perspective and an individual interpretation of a particular field of study. We hope the lectures and other course materials, which reflect the values of a Yale liberal arts education, inspire your own critical thinking and creative imagination. We greatly appreciate your enthusiastic response to this initiative and hope you will stay in touch!
It's quite incredible and I'm so enjoying them. Also, it's teaching at an altogether different level, guess Yale is not Yale for nothing.
And that's also when I found that there are more such amazingly high quality courses available online (for free).
HarvardX
Yale
Coursera
See if you can find something of interest to you. It's pretty amazing stuff..... a joy just to listen to.
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