Hi! If you say that you love teaching, my guess is you've already tried it before with smaller or maybe even larger groups of people?
I guess it depends on what kind of teaching you'd like to practice. You could teach through video courses, blog posts or by standing in front of a classroom or workshop. A great way to practice would be to attend meetups and teach others what you learned.
I recall my first lessons in an auditorium with around 160 students who were not much younger than I was. The hour before that first lesson, on the train, I was thinking about just going home and forget about the idea to get into teaching because I was really nervous. The lesson went great, I had a lot of fun and the student feedback I got after that lesson was really positive. From then on, I guess I was hooked.
If I were you, I'd give it a try in a smaller group or meetup and you will quickly notice there isn't much to be afraid of. You won't die. You won't be yelled at. You might sweat a little, but that's probably the worst that will happen ;). I've seen many introverted students open up after having to pitch their ideas on stage in school. It just takes practice and a little bit of courage to get on stage or in front of a class the first time. After that, things tend to normalise rather quickly.
To be honest, I should add that I'm still a bit nervous every september when a totally new generation of students enters my classes. To me, those nerves tell me that I still care a lot about teaching and that I'll be fired up when the new semester kick in.
Give it a try and let me know how things went for you!
I've always mentored/tutored in a small capacity so, I think you're right, I think I'd be more comfortable in a smaller setting (4-10 ppl) as opposed to full classrooms or lecture halls. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I prefer smaller groups as well, 15 to 20 would be idea for me. Most of my practical/dev classes tend to be on the bigger side with 30-40 students, which is a bit much at times, especially because we only have X-amount of hours available each week to teach and give feedback.
Just roll with what you like most. I would prefer making a big impact on 5 highly interested students over teaching 50 half-motivated students any day.
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As a developer and introvert, how do I get into teaching? I enjoy doing it but could be way better at it.
Hi! If you say that you love teaching, my guess is you've already tried it before with smaller or maybe even larger groups of people?
I guess it depends on what kind of teaching you'd like to practice. You could teach through video courses, blog posts or by standing in front of a classroom or workshop. A great way to practice would be to attend meetups and teach others what you learned.
I recall my first lessons in an auditorium with around 160 students who were not much younger than I was. The hour before that first lesson, on the train, I was thinking about just going home and forget about the idea to get into teaching because I was really nervous. The lesson went great, I had a lot of fun and the student feedback I got after that lesson was really positive. From then on, I guess I was hooked.
If I were you, I'd give it a try in a smaller group or meetup and you will quickly notice there isn't much to be afraid of. You won't die. You won't be yelled at. You might sweat a little, but that's probably the worst that will happen ;). I've seen many introverted students open up after having to pitch their ideas on stage in school. It just takes practice and a little bit of courage to get on stage or in front of a class the first time. After that, things tend to normalise rather quickly.
To be honest, I should add that I'm still a bit nervous every september when a totally new generation of students enters my classes. To me, those nerves tell me that I still care a lot about teaching and that I'll be fired up when the new semester kick in.
Give it a try and let me know how things went for you!
I've always mentored/tutored in a small capacity so, I think you're right, I think I'd be more comfortable in a smaller setting (4-10 ppl) as opposed to full classrooms or lecture halls. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I prefer smaller groups as well, 15 to 20 would be idea for me. Most of my practical/dev classes tend to be on the bigger side with 30-40 students, which is a bit much at times, especially because we only have X-amount of hours available each week to teach and give feedback.
Just roll with what you like most. I would prefer making a big impact on 5 highly interested students over teaching 50 half-motivated students any day.