2006-12-20 16:43:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I don't know if you have to, but please, for your student's sake, try to gain some. As a student I could always tell the professors that understood teaching as well as his or her subject.
2006-12-20 17:01:18 · answer #1 · answered by apbanpos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're thinking about teaching college, I would suggest adjuncting at a local community college first (to see if you do want to teach, keeping in mind that those students may be different than those you would encounter in a full-time faculty position).
To answer your question, though, remember that there are many people without experience in education who are wonderful college teachers. When I earned my PhD, I purposely took education courses so that I would know how to teach in addition to what I was teaching (my doctorate is in statistics education, a combined degree I put together myself). Experience in education is not necessary, but I sure learned a lot of things in my education courses.
And, as other people have said, you have a wealth of information about good and bad teaching going back to your elementary school days. Use techniques that your good teachers used and don't emulate your bad teachers. One thing to keep in mind--because you have a PhD in chemistry, you were clearly good at learning chemistry. To teach students taking chemistry as a requirement, you will have to think of alternative methods of presentation and explanation to engage these students in your subject. And, show your passion for chemistry in the classroom!
Good luck!
2006-12-21 09:18:42 · answer #2 · answered by jbm616 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How could you not know if you do or not? You have a PhD. I only have a masters and I am smart enough to know I have experience in education just because of that (I hope you are partially - at least - joking here). Think about your own experiences in how you learned and didn't learn things. It will start to come clear. You should do fine in education with the amount of experience you have.
Good Luck!!!
2006-12-21 00:47:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a student and MSCD and professors in the education department who are teaching us how to be teachers don't even have practical teaching experience. My guess is no. Especially if you want to teach Chemistry. They like to observe you in the classroom as part of the hiring process but if your comfortable teaching a class you will probably be fine. As a student. I do however reccomend that you study up on teaching techniques and how students learn. I've had way too many prof who know a lot about the content area they are teaching but are clueless about how to teach it. End result... students are bored and doing the minimum to get by. If you want your students to learn you will have to first learn how to teach them.
2006-12-21 01:31:32 · answer #4 · answered by Kodachrome 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that taking a class or two on teaching is all you would need to do....to learn about different methods of teaching and about the profession and legal stuff and even get some practice. Go for it, the US needs more science teachers.
2006-12-21 00:54:07 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experience is preferred , of course, but based on your qualifications and expertise, I am sure they would consider.
2006-12-21 02:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋