Do group lessons also provide advantages for the teacher?
Yes! The biggest advantage is how much the teacher learns. I can say without hesitation that I’ve learned more about how children learn from teaching in groups than from my other teaching. Class teaching requires us to confront and examine how we think about teaching. It requires us to plan more carefully, think more clearly and be more creative. Groups compel us to constantly clarify and refine our vision of how children learn with an urgency not always felt teaching privately. Q: Are there disadvantages? Class teaching is intense work both in terms of planning and teaching. My planning time each week is a minimum of two hours for each one-hour class. I wish it took less time, but I’ve tried cutting it down and it’s rarely as successful. Q: Do you accept students on a “private-only” basis, or do all of your students participate in group lessons on a regular basis? Yes, I do accept “private-only” students after they have completed the elementary curriculum in a group. After that, stude
