2007-03-28 09:02:04 · 6 answers · asked by Sinatra's fan 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
No way. You need to adjust the teaching method for each of these groups. When dealing with each of these groups, there are a lot of things need to be taken account of ie. their maturity, way of thinking, educational needs, level of curiosity, etc etc.
2007-03-28 09:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by ProfPilot 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not only is the method of delivery different for each group, the qualifications of the teachers of each group are different.
Children - elementary education certification
Teenagers - secondary certification
Adults - college level teaching requires masters + experience in the subjects teaching and there is actually an master's in adult education (certification to teach adults because adults learn differently than the other groups).
2007-03-28 16:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by tchrnmommy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. When teaching children, it's okay to say "just learn it." When a teenager or adult asks you "what do we need this for, when will we ever use it?" you'd better have a good answer ready.
2007-03-28 16:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there are a lot of differences. Most of them are obvious due to the maturity level- you adapt your subject area according to what your audience can handle. Little kids need little chunks of information and the "chunks" get bigger as the kids get older. Also, attention span is important. Little kids need lots of "hands on" activity to learn. Here's an old educator trick: people usually have an attention span equal to their age + 2 minutes before they need a change in activity. For example a 5 year old can pay attention for 7 minutes (5 +2=7) before they need to move on or do something active.
2007-03-28 18:40:38 · answer #4 · answered by gina92_2000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, a big difference; just like the previous answerer, you will consider their age, maturity, level of intellectuality and basically, different teachers must have different degrees in teaching the above mentioned groups.
2007-03-28 16:37:39 · answer #5 · answered by angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO..
Children are like sponges, they learn every thing you teach..
Teenagers are the worse...They want to learn how to party or do their hair to look pretty..
Adults are good, but can't remember well..( Well I can't remember )
2007-03-28 16:11:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋