Taylor Halverson: Do we need a 'Learning, No Greater Responsibility'?

Authors

• Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

Keywords

learner responsibility, teaching philosophy, independent learning

Abstract

One of the great church books on teaching is "Teaching, No Greater Call."

With deference to the timeless truths and principles we can find in that book, I wonder if we need a second book titled "Learning, No Greater Responsibility."

Where there are no learners, teachers cannot exist. Yet learners can exist without teachers. All of us regularly learn without a teacher.

If learning carries so much responsibility, and if learners apparently can achieve so much without a teacher, then why have teachers?

Original Publication Citation

Learning, No Greater Responsibility, Deseret News, December 12, 2017.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Halverson, Taylor, "Taylor Halverson: Do we need a 'Learning, No Greater Responsibility'?" (2017). Faculty Publications. 10057.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/10057

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

Deseret News

Language

English

College

Marriott School of Business

Department

Marketing

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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