There needs to be clear and comfortable channels of communication between the student and the instructor and between the student and other students. Enthusiasm is contagious. Enthusiasm for learning is, of course, demonstrated by one's demeanor in the the classroom, but also by exploration and application of new developments in the discipline, by explicit application of course content to current events, and by appropriate use of learning styles research, active learning techniques, and instructional technology. Geography Teaching Philosophy 1. Everything occurs somewhere.
Most events impact other events.
Students can better understand local, national, international, and environmental situations by learning to evaluate the spatial relationships that contribute to those situations. Events and features occur how and where they do for reasons. One can function more effectively within human and environmental systems if one is aware of and understands these processes. Geography provides its students a mental framework or spatial filing system. An understanding of world locations and the functions of maps provides a student with a frame of reference for the myriad of events that shape our lives.