Teacher’s Worry Deep? A Response.
Posted by idontwanttoputmyname on September 22, 2009
Here is a link to a blog to which I respond below: http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2009/09/17/good-teachers-worry-deep/
While I agree with you that a teacher who has a higher TIQ is probably more effective than one with a lower TIQ, I still have to wonder about those teachers with the highest TIQ. Mothers who worry can raise their kids better, but not always. Sometimes they get too worried or over anxious, and their involvement becomes annoying and frustrating to their kids. Is there any data to support that mothers who worry even raise their kids better? Psychology has shown that over-involvement from family members can cause disorders in children. At what point do we drawn the line? When we relate the topic back to teaching, what problems could be caused by over-worrying? I don’t doubt the significance that TIQ plays in students’ learning (although studies on it couldn’t hurt), but what is the significance, and is it something that we necessarily want?
