Comments on: Dave McLeod’s challenge to all teachers http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2008/01/24/dave-mcleods-challenge-to-all-teachers/ Technological Education, it's an adventure! Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:19:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ian Stuart http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2008/01/24/dave-mcleods-challenge-to-all-teachers/#comment-112247 Ian Stuart Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:42:41 +0000 http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/2008/01/24/dave-mcleods-challenge-to-all-teachers/#comment-112247 eeeerrrrr.......... what about the huge number of people who have been highly influenced / inspired by a teacher? He IS hugely challanging but it is down to right people at right times and the right circumstances. He may not have been ready to learn. The environment may not have been right, Stifling the creativity of the teachers involved. Some of those same teachers WILL have influenced his class mates. I had an Art teacher who inspired loads of my class mates but his arrogant style left me completely cold and it was only in the early 30's did I really start to get the Artistic/ creative process. I also think that its actually a good thing that he 'discovered' for myself. How many times, when you were a teenager, have you been told by an adult 'You'll really like this'? And how many times has that actually stopped you liking it just becuase you were a teenager? eeeerrrrr………. what about the huge number of people who have been highly influenced / inspired by a teacher?
He IS hugely challanging but it is down to right people at right times and the right circumstances.
He may not have been ready to learn. The environment may not have been right, Stifling the creativity of the teachers involved. Some of those same teachers WILL have influenced his class mates.
I had an Art teacher who inspired loads of my class mates but his arrogant style left me completely cold and it was only in the early 30’s did I really start to get the Artistic/ creative process.
I also think that its actually a good thing that he ‘discovered’ for myself. How many times, when you were a teenager, have you been told by an adult ‘You’ll really like this’? And how many times has that actually stopped you liking it just becuase you were a teenager?

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