Comment:
Although many of the strategies we
talked about and how learning happens is applicable to both children and
adults. I agree that teaching children would differ from teaching adults. One
of the things that comes to my mind is experience. Adult learners have more
exposure to the real world, so they tend to base their learning on experiences.
On the other hand, children learn their concepts in the real world through
examples and/or prototypes that are developed by adults...
I like the point that was brought up
in a sense that my filed of expertise will be rather different from the Adult
Education setting, and what you have pointed to in your question highlights
this dichotomy quite well.
I have to constantly remind myself of this matter given that as
a future early childhood educator I am expected to (in most occasions), to know it all and to be able to respond accordingly depending on what
the situation may be.
So, I guess for our jobs as teachers and educators, regardless
of whether we are teaching adults or children we have to consider our
learner's emotions, their cognitive abilities, along with what their
expectations are of us as teachers so we can deliver accordingly and in a most
efficient way we possibly can.
As for adult' learners, they are really the ones who are in
charge of their learning and most of the times as educators we cannot force
them into learning something if the willingness and motivation is
lacking.
Here is a great link I found that highlights this issue in a
greater depth:
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