teaching-is-the-most-powerful-form-of-learning

“The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.” — Alexandra K. Trenfor

“A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.” ― Bruce Lee

“Qui docet discit”

He who teaches, learns.


Watch it. Do it. Teach it.


“When one teaches, two learn.” — Robert Half

The person who learns the most in any classroom is the teacher. When you teach someone you get to learn it twice. (教學相長)


A good teacher is a DJ for learning. They:

  1. Sift what matters from everything else
  2. Create the right mix for the occasion
  3. Lead and respond to the audience

“Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.” — Aristotle

You don’t fully understand a thing until you try to explain/speak for it.


Explain It To Me Like I’m 5 (ELI5)


The Protégé 1 Effect

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The people who had to teach others about a subject would learn the material better themselves.


Teachable Agents

Footnotes

  1. refers to a person who is guided and supported by someone more experienced or knowledgeable

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