Learning by teaching. 6th of Early Childhood Education. 2015-16

The Roman philosopher Seneca popularized the expression “Docendo discimus”, which means “by teaching, we learn”. Our Early Childhood Education students have already recognized in this methodology, Learning by teaching, a new way of learning.

When we study, we can fool ourselves into thinking that we have a complete understanding of an idea. However, when we teach we do not have this possibility, since we are forced to communicate our thoughts clearly and precisely, describing the ideas well enough for others to understand and use them.

Here is the example of a 6th grade Early Childhood student.