PEDIATRICS Vol. 90 No. 5 November 1992, pp. 756-757
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Some Remarks on Teaching: Three Insights Into the Purpose and Process of Teaching Medical Students

CHARLES W. DAESCHER MD1

1 Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas, Galveston

Interaction with medical students as a physician and teacher for 40 years has taught me many things, among them three insights into the purpose and process of teaching which have served me well as a teacher and which seem worthwhile to share.

Originally, I believed that the role of teachers was to provide information to students; by giving of my own knowledge, I believed that my students would learn. Despite great effort, this process never seemed as successful as expected.

The reason for failure now seems obvious.

Our students are adults. They learn by thinking actively and by doing; the teacher's role is to be supportive of the learning process.

Submitted on June 29, 1992
Accepted on June 30, 1992




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