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This 4 page paper examines whether or not teaching is an art or a science. While the paper concludes that it is both, each side is discussed in depth. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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art or express themselves with a creative writing assignment or realized that they were good at math. Sometimes, school can be challenging and a teacher who not only challenges students
to do their best, but creates a proper atmosphere for learning, can help a child love to learn. Unfortunately, there are many teachers experiencing burn out or are simply not
very good at what they do. They follow the lesson plan but they simply do not have that special something all good teachers possess. That "something" is not easily defined.
Some teachers have a knack for teaching while others do not. This leads one to a very important question: What is teaching? Some claim it is a skill but to
others, it is more of an art or science. Within the latter camp is a debate: Is teaching an art or a science? A student claims that "teaching as an
art means defining the creative aspects of instruction and learning and teaching as a science relates to the development of strategies in teaching and learning to address problem solving skills.
Also, the science part of education may address the technological advances in schools and how they assist learners in developing new knowledge and skills." Clearly, one may define teaching as
an art or as a science. Yet, what is the teachers primary function? All effective teachers should make use of challenging, interesting and relevant activities in order to engage
students so that they learn (Borba, 2001 as cited in Rieg & Helterbran, 2005). In other words, whether teaching is an art or a science, the teacher must make the
information digestible so that students will learn. Learning is the primary goal. Yet, teaching may be construed as a science if a computer or robot could teach-and machines can teach-but
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