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...Delegator, or group style type of teacher.
Delegators place teaching and learning in the hands of students. As a delegator, you think about how students can help one another share knowledge about various concepts and subject matter. The delegator style is best-suited for curriculum that requires activities and subjects that warrant peer feedback, like debate and creative writing.
It's hard–we know. At the end of the day, students are the main benefactors, and that's all that matters.
Delegators place teaching and learning in the hands of students. As a delegator, you think about how students can help one another share knowledge about various concepts and subject matter. The delegator style is best-suited for curriculum that requires activities and subjects that warrant peer feedback, like debate and creative writing.
- Pros: Because the delegator style of teaching places teachers primarily as observers, students are inspired to work together toward a common goal. This type of teaching style reinforces teamwork in a regular group setting.
- Cons: The delegator style's modern approach is sometimes labeled as newfangled and geared toward teacher as consultant rather than the traditional authority figure. Research is still emerging, and critics aren't fully sold on the delegator style as an effective model of teaching in the classroom.
It's hard–we know. At the end of the day, students are the main benefactors, and that's all that matters.