My metaphor of teaching

Horse TrainerFor the love of the horse.

Katie Damsteegt 12/03/2013

The Teacher:

-Facilitative guide (Pratt, 2005)

-Give and take relationship-Resourceful-Nurtures, supports, encourages -Always building on prior

knowledge – staircase idea (Barker, M. 2012)

The Teacher:

-Learn from other teachers and their perspectives (social)

-Teaching as inquiry (Ministry ofEducation, 2007)

-Multi-teacher personality -Professional (teacher hat)

(Ministry of Education, 2007)

The Student

-Different styles of learning (Barker, 2012)

-Different levels of knowledge-Appreciates reward (Barker, 2012)

-Emotionally sensitive (Gehrke, Walters,2006)

The Student

-Natural instinct is to run wild in the classroom (Price, 2005)

-Inquisitive and curious nature-Short attention span – age related (Price, 2005)

-May not always want to learn what is being taught! -Engage through change.

(Thelwell, 1965)

The Knowledge

• Multicommunicative education• Teacher specific • Horses for courses • Always building• Reciprocal

Reciprocal Knowledge

• I am the learner

Reciprocal Knowledge

• Passive

Reciprocal Knowledge

• I am the teacher

Reciprocal Knowledge

• Passive

Limitations

• Horse training – “breaking in” • Transmission teaching style• Teacher is the risk taker• Exploitation• Animal cruelty• Only one student in the ‘classroom’ at a time• No set curriculum • Outcome of teaching is ability to recite

References• Barker, M. (2012). How do people learn? Understanding the learning process. In McGee,C. Fraser, D. The processional

practice of teaching (4th Ed., pp21-54). South Melbourne, Vic., Australia: Cengage. • Gehrke, E.K. , Walters, L. (2006). A Study of the Heart Rat Variability Between Horses and Humans. Paper presented at the

NARHA Annual Conference. Retrieved from http://www.rollinghorse.com/PDF/research07.pdf • Ministry of Education. The New Zealand Curriculum for English-medium teaching and learning in years 1-13. Wellington:

Learning Media Limited. • Pratt, D. (2005). Alternative Frames of Understanding: Introduction to Five Perspectives. Five perspectives on teaching in

adult and higher education (pp 33-53). Florida: Krieger Publishing. • Thelwell, N. (1965).Thelwell’s Riding Academy. London: Methuen publishing.