If You Had To Teach Something What Would It Be?

[Dapper Dan]

I taught Religious Studies at a Local University my entire career, but always found it very intriguing on many subjects that would arise that had more of a Philosophical topic. So I may have enjoyed teaching Philosophy if I could have really gotten that deep into many of the topics. IN Religious Studies we had many discussions that were great debates, but the depth I don't think would have come near the topics discussed in a Philosophy lesson.

 

[Lewkat]

Common sense.

 

[Marie5656]

Since I have been asked a lot by people where I live, I would love to go to a Senior Center to teach basic computer skills to seniors. You know, email, game play, Facebook...or what ever would allow them to keep in contact with their kids and grand kids. I got this idea this evening, when another lady in the building asked if I would come over some time to help her figure some things out

 

[Autumn72]

I don't have advanced skills in anything but I could teach the following:
Computer basics.
Introduction to cooking.
Crocheting 101.

And you forgot one more crucial thing

How to insult new members from joining,

Little Miss Bossy.

Take this in stride, not too much as a flogging.

 

[Autumn72]

Since I have been asked a lot by people where I live, I would love to go to a Senior Center to teach basic computer skills to seniors. You know, email, game play, Facebook...or what ever would allow them to keep in contact with their kids and grand kids. I got this idea this evening, when another lady in the building asked if I would come over some time to help her figure some things out

Please call the center office up and talk to the person who is in control of opening up the floodgates to your wonderful idea that I'm sure will be the best thing ever!!!!! A must dew..... Marie.

 

[caroln]

I don't have advanced skills in anything but I could teach the following:
Computer basics.
Introduction to cooking.
Crocheting 101.

And you forgot one more crucial thing

How to insult new members from joining,

Little Miss Bossy.

Take this in stride, not too much as a flogging.

I'm sorry if I've offended you in some way.
Edited to add: It goes against my better judgement to edit this, but after some consideration, I have to add that I'm offended in being singled out to be judged, chastised, and called names for posting something that may have not been to someone's liking. To my knowledge I have never written anything that deserved this. I've had to walk on eggs in other forums to avoid being bashed and I didn't think the same thing would happen here. Sorry to appear so "thin skinned", but I don't think this is appropriate behavior that anyone should have to put up with.

 

[Em in Ohio]

I would teach creative writing. (Please note how little creativity was used in the construction of that sentence!)

 

[Autumn72]

I'm sorry if I've offended you in some way.
Edited to add: It goes against my better judgement to edit this, but after some consideration, I have to add that I'm offended in being singled out to be judged, chastised, and called names for posting something that may have not been to someone's liking. To my knowledge I have never written anything that deserved this. I've had to walk on eggs in other forums to avoid being bashed and I didn't think the same thing would happen here. Sorry to appear so "thin skinned", but I don't think this is appropriate behavior that anyone should have to put up with.

Oh, Lord, you made a new member leave.
So you think you are thin skinned, what about that man who did not ask you to be his teacher.
You justify how you are being singled out,, when it was you that crushed that man with,, not advise he was asking for,, but with criticism first time instead of going to another thread to answer it not be the KGB of new posters..

Shame on you you do know how to turn the tables and cry when you were the cause..
You need to tone down your bossy attitude who do you think you are...Matrix...you could not be close to his qualities that enables him to be top dog..
Shame on you.....for running away with how hurt you feel. Imagine how he felt due to your inconsiderate flogging of this new member.
Then you cry you are being subjected to unfairness when you can turn the tables on anyone to make you look innocent. Cowards do that.

 

[caroln]

Oh, Lord, you made a new member leave.
So you think you are thin skinned, what about that man who did not ask you to be his teacher.
You justify how you are being singled out,, when it was you that crushed that man with,, not advise he was asking for,, but with criticism first time instead of going to another thread to answer it not be the KGB of new posters..

Shame on you you do know how to turn the tables and cry when you were the cause..
You need to tone down your bossy attitude who do you think you are...Matrix...you could not be close to his qualities that enables him to be top dog..
Shame on you.....for running away with how hurt you feel. Imagine how he felt due to your inconsiderate flogging of this new member.
Then you cry you are being subjected to unfairness when you can turn the tables on anyone to make you look innocent. Cowards do that.

I'm sorry you feel that way.

 

[Paco Dennis]

First time here...don't mean to interrupt a feud. but to answer the OP

Teach that it was their right to never do what someone tells them to do.

 

[caroln]

No feud here...everyone's entitled to their opinion.

 

[-Oy-]

I taught various Martial Arts for many years - so maybe that. More likely Photography - I've taught that and mentored people for many years too. And it would hurt less

 

[David777]

There are many that understand and can perform complex operations. However it is a further advanced skill to also be able to effectively demonstrate and educate others how to do so. That clearly shows when one is tasked with writing a description of how to do something. Many are able to narrowly explain how they personally do whatever without being able to do so effectively due to not understanding the limited perspectives of those in a wider audience they are teaching.

That commonly shows with consumer goods user information in product manuals that are vague and or ambiguous that some engineer wrote resulting in online web discussions needing to explain whatever clearly with detail. For instance assuming their audience understands unexplained, undefined technical terms they use. Very common in science and technology.

For example, a computer operation that relates loading some add on optional function to an application that doesn't bother to describe the exact .exe name of the executable file nor where within a labyrinth of Windows Program files folders it is located as though everyone in their audience is familiar with such. To teach, one needs to understand their audience.

 

[Teacher Terry]

My part time retirement job for 8 years was teaching a social work college class on disabilities. I absolutely loved it and it was a new career. Two years ago it ended.

 

[CrowFlies]

i would teach humans how to be calm around horses.
for some reason i had a calm that seemed to calm wild animals.
it might have come from me choosing animals instead of humans.

it always felt like a gift.