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Having gone through teacher training, I can say itgenerally does not
do much to change the student's attitudes or improve theirskills in teaching.
It needs a good dose of interactive engagement to changeattitudes and
skills. Part of the problem is also our society which thinks thattrained to
"those who can, do, and those who can't, teach". The attitude that
competence is inborn is another big barrier. Research shows that
incompetent people think they are very competent, but when
recognize competence, they change. They become morecompetent. But
this can't be done by just telling people they areincompetent and need to improve.
How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?
Just one, but the light bulb has to WANT to change.
How many prospective teachers exit their ed courses (maybe
taught by someone who left the classroom with one or two
years experience) thinking they are ready and blow up after a
year because it was nothing like they were told it would be
and they couldn't adapt?