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Analysis of the two role plays
After discussing the differences between the two approaches to teaching, it helps
to summarize them in writing. (Or you may want to do this during, rather than after,
the discussion.) One of the students can write the group’s ideas on a blackboard or
large sheet of paper.
As everyone is leaving the classroom, perhaps one of the students will put his
hand on your shoulder and say:
“You know, I don’t really think those two classes were to teach us about teeth.
I think they were to help us learn about ourselves.”
“They were to do both at once. That’s the secret of education,” you will reply.
But you will want to hug him.
If no one says anything, however, don’t worry. It takes time. You and your
students will learn from each other.