The Six Elements of Teaching: A Guide for Company Supervisors and Managers

A great deal has been said of teaching as one of the most important professions from the standpoint of human welfare. Properly understood, however, it is also one of the most technical, difficult, and challenging professions.

Teaching is an art. It is an activity which company supervisors and managers have engaged in at one time or another. It is a way of transmitting desirable qualities of human character and knowledge to learners.

Here are the six elements of teaching which should guide company supervisors and managers in their quest to becoming good and effective teachers to their subordinates:

Learning - "True teachers always seek to learn more, to remain current." Teaching effectively means you must know deeply and well. It requires learning itself. What does learning mean in teaching? Learning:

- means knowing and mastering a subject;
- embodies the act of learning;
- conveys the spirit and love of learning to others;
- means being open to the knowledge of others;
- provides the basis for independent thought;
- justifies learning. [Read Full Article]