PARTI TEACHING Chay TECHNIQUES rs 67 37CHAPTER 6 BASIC PRI OF LEAR' Acts ude! NCIPLES ING 0-31 lip ran thither to him, and heard him read the Ad DropHet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readebt ‘And he said, How can |, except sore man should he? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit|with him, There are some “Brkt principles” of learning that are simple to understand, essential plained, yet very fre wwe will talk about Involvement Is Ne‘ All earning is self to learning, easy to do, obvious when ex- uly ignored by most teachers. In this chapter tiem. Later we will see the application. sary {ctivity. I learn for myself; no one can learn for me, If Ilisten to a ltdture, J decide if I'm going to go to the trouble of opening my ears, letting my brain think about the subject. The teacher may be doi very well at “covering” the material, but he cannot learn for nje| nor even force me to remain mentally in- volved—as long as ‘The successful te just lectures. fier, at any class level, doesn’t depend entirely upon the student td get involved. He prepares activities that force involvement (or at ledst make it easier). His teaching techniques are conscious efforts to & takes place only whe Pcourage involvement. He knows that earning the learners involved, so he does those things that cause involvenet. NOTES 39