What makes a skillful teacher?
What can we assume are some qualities of a skillful teacher in adult education? Brookfield (2015) has 4 core assumptions which are: What I would like to offer you is my boiled-down version of the in-depth explanation Brookfield gives of his core assumptions. We need to be able to adapt to classroom conditions, sometimes very rapidly. These conditions could range widely from gender, ethnicity, culture, background, willingness to learn, and so on. Because of this, we as instructors need to…