Is their work have the most effective result?
I remember my teacher of math, she always said: "Even if I ask you that formula at night, you have to tell me that!". And in the classroom was absolute silence. She taught as, as if we were going to the Cosmos tomorrow. It was the longest 45 minutes in my life))) but if I still remember these formulas, I believe she did her work great. Maybe it depends on subject or country..
Do you remember your favorite teacher of school time? What is the most effective way to teach you?
I remember both the kind ones and the ones who thought they were Genghis Khan. I have to say that one was not more effective than the other. In fact, the little dictators were probably the least effective teachers. In my experience, students spent time hating the teacher instead of learning.
The teachers who were firm without cruelty were the best. Those were the ones who usually expected a lot from the students. In other words, they pushed you to live up to your potential. And you respected them as well. Treat people as humans and they will respect you in return. It's a simple as that.
I don't forget his words: "hey man, you mean that's zero? So what's the use of math for such a stupid man as you, my students, see? Why don't you go and study literature instead, or maybe social science mostly suits you, eh? What's your idea? I think you are not going to achieve anything in mathematics. That was the main cause due to which everyone in class laughed at me. I was mixed, I couldn't walk and return to my seat, like an iceman. I sat and though. I tried my chance in English which became my life. I don't know where he is or what he does, but I'm sure once I will appear in his front and ask him why?
That's interesting. My favorite teacher was the teacher of math as well and she would tell us the same thing. Moreover, sometimes we'd study until midnight after exams having been fixing our mistakes. She was a kind of human who had nothing but her math. No family. No children.
I respect her until now and will do forever.
