I’m back from some nice, relaxing, amazing, sometimes puzzling August summer days that I’ve experienced with my kids, wife, friends, or SAP colleagues in Hamburg, Berlin, Beijing, and Rome.
The harsh reality of the German education system hit me yesterday: my younger daughter’s grade 1 teacher has introduced herself to all the parents and the first impression was just disappointing.
Have I looked too much for evidence to reinforce my own model of learning in the 21st century? Jonathan Drori presents his views on “Why We Don’t Understand As Much As We Think We Do” in a 10-minute video. I totally agree with one of his conclusions: Poor teaching does more harm than good! This is why I won’t accept below average teaching for my kids and their friends.
Update (15.09.): my daughter is very satisfied with her first teacher: “She’s very nice, dad! She has even offered us apple pie today.” Actually, I don’t understand as much as I think I do.