my metaphor of teaching
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Horse TrainerFor the love of the horse.
Katie Damsteegt 12/03/2013
The Teacher:
-Facilitative guide (Pratt, 2005)
-Give and take relationship-Resourceful-Nurtures, supports, encourages -Always building on prior
knowledge – staircase idea (Barker, M. 2012)
The Teacher:
-Learn from other teachers and their perspectives (social)
-Teaching as inquiry (Ministry ofEducation, 2007)
-Multi-teacher personality -Professional (teacher hat)
(Ministry of Education, 2007)
The Student
-Different styles of learning (Barker, 2012)
-Different levels of knowledge-Appreciates reward (Barker, 2012)
-Emotionally sensitive (Gehrke, Walters,2006)
The Student
-Natural instinct is to run wild in the classroom (Price, 2005)
-Inquisitive and curious nature-Short attention span – age related (Price, 2005)
-May not always want to learn what is being taught! -Engage through change.
(Thelwell, 1965)
The Knowledge
• Multicommunicative education• Teacher specific • Horses for courses • Always building• Reciprocal
Reciprocal Knowledge
• I am the learner
Reciprocal Knowledge
• Passive
Reciprocal Knowledge
• I am the teacher
Reciprocal Knowledge
• Passive
Limitations
• Horse training – “breaking in” • Transmission teaching style• Teacher is the risk taker• Exploitation• Animal cruelty• Only one student in the ‘classroom’ at a time• No set curriculum • Outcome of teaching is ability to recite
References• Barker, M. (2012). How do people learn? Understanding the learning process. In McGee,C. Fraser, D. The processional
practice of teaching (4th Ed., pp21-54). South Melbourne, Vic., Australia: Cengage. • Gehrke, E.K. , Walters, L. (2006). A Study of the Heart Rat Variability Between Horses and Humans. Paper presented at the
NARHA Annual Conference. Retrieved from http://www.rollinghorse.com/PDF/research07.pdf • Ministry of Education. The New Zealand Curriculum for English-medium teaching and learning in years 1-13. Wellington:
Learning Media Limited. • Pratt, D. (2005). Alternative Frames of Understanding: Introduction to Five Perspectives. Five perspectives on teaching in
adult and higher education (pp 33-53). Florida: Krieger Publishing. • Thelwell, N. (1965).Thelwell’s Riding Academy. London: Methuen publishing.