To be a good teacher: professional training or practical experience? Professional training or practical experience, which one of them enjoys greater priority has always being a debatable ground with regard to the formation and acquirement of teaching capabilities. The advocates of the professional training believe that theoretical knowledge able teachers to assess and diagnose student’s individual learning needs. While, the proponents of practical experience argue that it provides more skills to manage the class efficiently and professionally. It is undeniable that the academic learning and studying on teaching provide an essential foundation for the growth into the role of beginning teacher. With the theoretical knowledge, such as child psychology and clinical teaching theory, professionals could get a better understanding of why students do what they do, and they would be better able to keep them engaged and motivated. Besides, the process of gaining useful experience without theoretical supports tends to be experimental and immature, which could bring some negative impact or even unexpected harm to students. In other words, after how many times the student subjects be mistreated, the lesson would be learnt? However, it is hard to argue that practice and experience, on the whole, do nothing but good to teaching career. Teaching is much more than passionate information transmission and behavior management. Experienced teachers focus on individual students’ learning growth instead of applying the education theory mechanically. Furthermore, there are exceptions and accidentals during the teaching process which might not be recorded in the books. It is barely possible to find every case of students with different learning difficulties in the textbooks. Moreover, by monitoring and evaluating their impact on learning according to the experience, teachers able to adapting the lesson to meet the needs of each student, rather than expecting students to keep up regardless of their circumstances unrealistically. In my point of view, both practical skills and theoretical knowledge play the crucial roles in teacher training program. One offers pragmatic strategy, while another provides theoretical support. Therefore, the curriculum which brings together theory and practice in a way will give teacher-to-be a powerful insights into children and the young, and how they learn.

To be a good teacher: professional training or practical experience? Professional training or practical experience, which one of them enjoys greater priority has always being a debatable ground with regard to the formation and acquirement of teaching capabilities. The advocates of the professional training believe that theoretical knowledge able teachers to assess and diagnose student’s individual learning needs. While, the proponents of practical experience argue that it provides more skills to manage the class efficiently and professionally. It is undeniable that the academic learning and studying on teaching provide an essential foundation for the growth into the role of beginning teacher. With the theoretical knowledge, such as child psychology and clinical teaching theory, professionals could get a better understanding of why students do what they do, and they would be better able to keep them engaged and motivated. Besides, the process of gaining useful experience without theoretical supports tends to be experimental and immature, which could bring some negative impact or even unexpected harm to students. In other words, after how many times the student subjects be mistreated, the lesson would be learnt? However, it is hard to argue that practice and experience, on the whole, do nothing but good to teaching career. Teaching is much more than passionate information transmission and behavior management. Experienced teachers focus on individual students’ learning growth instead of applying the education theory mechanically. Furthermore, there are exceptions and accidentals during the teaching process which might not be recorded in the books. It is barely possible to find every case of students with different learning difficulties in the textbooks. Moreover, by monitoring and evaluating their impact on learning according to the experience, teachers able to adapting the lesson to meet the needs of each student, rather than expecting students to keep up regardless of their circumstances unrealistically. In my point of view, both practical skills and theoretical knowledge play the crucial roles in teacher training program. One offers pragmatic strategy, while another provides theoretical support. Therefore, the curriculum which brings together theory and practice in a way will give teacher-to-be a powerful insights into children and the young, and how they learn.