After reviewing a couple of lessons I taught, I am aware that I speak too much in my class although my purpose is to communicate with my students and to make them express their opinions. There are always a right answer in my mind and I always keep expecting my students to utter that answer, so i can make sure that "oh, they are learning and they are correct." Although my tone is softer, my posture is more approaching, and my question is more reflective or provocative, how different it could be from the authoritative way of idea imposing if I only expect a right answer. Oh, maybe they are free to think with more space to question. But that is really not enough. ...
I have felt that I always have the tendency to exert effect on people. That is probably part of the human nature. If I as a teacher have this kind of intent, why should I blame students for their self-rightous ideas or consider them not self-reflective enough....
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i feel awful after the class if I talk to much. this often happens when i over-prepare. i find that the class is more interactive and thought-provoking when i under-prepare... because there is more space for students to think and discuss.
Yes, I did feel the same way sometimes. But I bet that your "under-prepareness" should be defined differently.
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