It’s Not What You Teach, It’s What Kind of Teacher You Are | Gregory Chahrozian | TEDxAUA

In this talk, Gregory Chahrozian delves into the profound impact of teachers and explores how their character and qualities have the potential to shape students' lives. Through personal experiences and thought-provoking stories, he reveals the untold insights about the transformative power of educators that goes far beyond what they teach.
Gregory Chahrozian joined the American University of Armenia as an adjunct lecturer in the Fall of 2020. Gregory holds a Master’s Degree in Teaching and a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from The University of Sydney. He majored in Microbiology and Genetics and Science Education. He has spent the last twenty years teaching Secondary education students. During that time, his leadership roles included Head of Curriculum and Head of Science Faculty. He is keen to share his educational experience and be part of the education revolution here in Armenia, focusing on Curriculum and Assessment development. He recently repatriated to Armenia from Australia. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@teachwithyourheart]

A quote this reminds me of is: “Your children may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel”

[@glennwatson3313]

The problem is you can't get a job based on how you felt in third grade.

[@teachwithyourheart]

@@glennwatson3313 While you won't list "felt happy in third grade" on your resume, the emotions and experiences from that time play a pivotal role in shaping the person you become. They influence your ability to learn, develop essential skills, and succeed in both personal and professional realms. Therefore, paying attention to how students feel at every stage of their education is crucial for their long-term success.

[@LalaBlackwood]

@@glennwatson3313 I agree that learning is not all about what kids 'feel' like doing however, research is now telling us that learning is not just cognition. Emotions are inherently linked to and influence cognitive skills such as attention, memory, executive function, decision-making, critical thinking, problem-solving and regulation, all of which play a key role in learning.

[@glennwatson3313]

@@LalaBlackwood The sort of emotions you are referring to come from a variety of sources, not just the teacher. Of course this is also true about the subject matter. A student can get facts and understandings from a variety of sources like books, KZbin and each other. I have been a student and I have been a teacher. As a student, if I had to chose between a teacher who knew the material and a teacher who cared about me the choice would be easy. Of course it would be great to have teachers who are both caring and knowledgeable. Some teachers do have both qualities in abundance, but that is rare. My larger point is that the search for caring teachers is displacing the search for expertise in subject matter. I have a masters in history but for much of my career I have been asked to teach subjects like economics, government, debate and recently geography. My level of caring has not changed but it takes a lot of time and work to learn these new subjects well enough to teach them at a high level. Without that work all the caring in the world won't really help my students.

[@glennwatson3313]

@@teachwithyourheart I agree that how students feel is important. But what students learn is more important, especially from the perspective of teachers who job it is too teach. The amount of time teachers have with students is finite. Spending more time on feelings means less time on knowledge acquisition. We can't have everything. While the wealthy and middle class might get away with letting their kid's teachers spend more time on feelings this is not true for students living in poverty. In order to grow out of poverty these students need smarter teachers far more than they need caring teachers. Of course it goes without saying it would be nice to have both but like I said, we can't have everything.

[@kcsciencehub]

This was incredible. Thank you so much for this sir.

[@azhaanshah]

The explanation from "Gregory Chahrozian" about the pivotal role a teacher can play in a student's life was truly impressive.

[@angelina011]

I went to TEDxAUA 2024 today. It was truly amazing

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

Brilliant talk, well done.

[@jeankarim100]

Brillant.. nothing less

[@HeymonthNinja]

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[@henryschmitt4170]

In my pathetic state they are making it easier to be a teacher. Those who are experts in their field (but have no teaching background) are trying to become teachers. Nowadays all they essentially need to do is take a content test. This is of major concern to me because many of them will have no idea what they are getting themselves into. Those people I have noticed don't last long in education for just that reason......they'd never been around kids and may have thought teaching would be easier than whatever they were doing. I am a Chemistry teacher and will be teaching AP Chemistry in the future. Believe me, I intend to do everything I possibly can to make sure those who take the class earn college credit. However, if they were to forget everything after high school, but still saw me as I caring person who works well with kids, or stayed in touch with me because we formed such a great bond, I guess that means more to me.

[@Mari_Selalu_Berbuat_Kebaikan]

Let's always do alot of good ❤️

[@pradeeppandey7228]

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[@ashmeadali]

What kind of teacher? A kind teacher. Love is the answer. What is the question? Education Revolution? Focus on the single most important lesson in life? Learn unconditional love for all life? A simple method: Sing *HU* daily. Search how and why to sing *HU* .

[@glennwatson3313]

I don't really want to assign teachers the job of teaching love or revolution.

[@sandponics]

Teachers are supposed to teach facts, not fiction. But today most teachers appear to be teaching fiction.

[@hassanshahzad7380]

Why u don't promote love ?

[@ashmeadali]

@@glennwatson3313 ???

[@glennwatson3313]

I think I would rather have a teacher who was an expert in his field rather than a teacher who loves me.

[@pontuslidberg9434]

And as a child? what would you choose?

[@glennwatson3313]

@@pontuslidberg9434 As a parent I would rather have a teacher who was an expert. We don't let kids run the school so what they want is irrelevant.

[@nicolec1598]

​@@glennwatson3313All teachers are experts. They go through specialized training to become teachers.

[@glennwatson3313]

@@nicolec1598 I have been teaching for almost thirty years. Believe me when I say that SOME teachers are experts but its not because of the specialized training. The truth his the quality of teachers has been going down for years. ACT scores for teachers are the lowest among the professions. The teaching profession rarely gets the best women anymore due to increased opportunities for women in the economy. Education rarely ever got the best men. All you have to do to become a teacher is get a four year degree and a teacher certification. The certification is a joke. The degree might or might not be useful. But no matter what, the teacher is going to learn how to teach on the job. It will take years to be good. Expert level might never come. If we want better teachers we will have to provide them with free quality education after they are hired.

[@Abena1709]

A teacher who can't love his students and inspire in them a love for learning is nothing more than a robot dishing out facts. The teachers who loved me and showed me compassion are the ones who left an imprint in my being. The ones you prefer.....I cannot even remember their names 30+ years later. Some experts they were!!!!