2006-07-13 02:53:57 · 9 answers · asked by GRACE M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Art justifies its world understanding by aesthetic sensibilities. Something is good because it has a good internal composition and is beautiful in the eyes of the beholder. Science justifies its world understanding by testing ideas against physical reality. Something is good because when you do something in the world in a consistent manner you always obtain the same result in the world. Art does not value this consistency. In art, it doesn't matter whether everyone enjoys the product or experiences the beauty beheld by the creator. In science, it does matter that results are replicable (repeatable). If one cannot formulate a hypothesis in such a manner as to say, "if this is done in this way everytime it will always result in this measurable outcome," then you are not doing science. Because human beings are so complex, learning science does not make predictions about individual outcomes. Instead predictions are made about group average outcomes. Because of individual differences scientifically demonstrated "best practices" may apply to a particular median group or only to some idealized average student who does not exist. In this case, learning science must investigate influences on smaller more well defined groups and explain the limits to which findings can be generalized to other groups. Until this kind of work is done, teaching is the art of applying what is known throught learning science. But, no matter how small and well specified the group there will always be individual differences. When those individual differences are important to consider can also be scientifically studied but a teacher's value judgments will be needed to make that determination.
2006-07-13 04:04:36 · answer #1 · answered by fencer47 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Science is consistently reproducible, and art is not. Just because one student learns a certain way, this can not be assumed for the next student. Therefore as a teacher, your job is to make sure everyone learns, and not all students are going to learn the same. Some teachers will teach the same lesson the same way year after year. And that may or may not work to get the good test scores from the students. A good teacher is always changing and modifying how he/she teaches so that all students can learn.
A teacher is 5% knowledge/skills expert, 25% psychologist, 25% organizer, 25% parent, 10% clerk, and 10% police. If there is a way to consistently reproduce all that, then teaching will just be a science. Notice one's knowledge/skills in a particular subject really is just a small part in teaching. That's why a football coach can also teach history, etc.
2006-07-13 08:34:34 · answer #2 · answered by Big Money 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it is teaching. (in other words, always!)
The art is the performance and presentation, the ability to interact and react based on instinct.
The science is the underlying pedagogy, the keen understanding of group dynamics, brain based learning and multiple intelligences.
I believe that the two are mutually interdependent...or, perhaps synergistic!
2006-07-13 03:00:51 · answer #3 · answered by LEMME ANSWER THAT! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess when you Are teaching Art and Science? lol.
2006-07-13 02:55:51 · answer #4 · answered by Corn_Flake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything in this world is science, and teaching is an art and as goog as science
2006-07-13 02:58:11 · answer #5 · answered by Rim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mistermajik said it well.
2006-07-13 03:11:31 · answer #6 · answered by corps2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get your degree.
2006-07-13 02:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When there is passion and precision...
2006-07-13 02:57:18 · answer #8 · answered by pullmyfinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know?
2006-07-13 02:55:17 · answer #9 · answered by teo.g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋