classroom instruction that works

The thing that I found to be the most interesting in this book so far was the way analogies should be used in teaching a principle. The one they used was killing a tumor in the stomach by shooting radiation at it from all different angles. I thought it was very interesting that when the problem came up most people had no idea what to do about it but after the analogy of the army attacking a fort everyone knew what to do. I think analogies and metaphors are the most powerful way we can teach people because analogies help us form a connection with our audience on a personal level. If we can influence the people we teach on a personal level then the things we teach in the classroom will stay with them beyond it.