Source:  http://www.edutopia.org/teachers-and-students-meet-middle-learners

The article titled “Teachers and Students Meet in the Middle” brings out a good point in that sometimes the teacher becomes the learner in their own classroom.  It does bring about a sense of goodwill when a student can show a teacher how to do something new.  In my math classroom, I have had students show me a faster way to solve a problem, and I then became the learner.

Yet, because of the way our schools are structured with content that needs to be covered, there is little opportunity for students to become teachers.  Most classes don’t frequently go to the computer lab, nor do most teachers even use technology to teach in their classroom.  When schools become more technology oriented, there will be a shift towards students becoming the teachers.

I think the best opportunity for teachers to become learners is through online courses like this one.  Because of the way we have access to each other’s blogs, we can learn from our professor and from each other.