Feldstein says a formal style goes well with the austere atmosphere of Sanders Theatre--he notes that he always wears a suit and tie to lecture.
"That can't be the right criteria for judging whether someone is a good teacher," he said.
Patricia A. Graham, Warren professor of the history of American education at the Graduate School of Education, agrees.
"The point of teaching is not being a good teacher, it's helping the students learn the material," she said.
Should humor be used?
"The trick is for the faculty member is to figure out what in their own
makeup is most effective in engaging the students to [learn the material]. It's very hard to make a general point about humor, yes or no....It's really a
relational question about a particular class," she said.
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