Teaching Is An Art Form with David Fisher

When we think of artists, we usually think of painters, musicians, or actors, we do not think of teachers. However, teaching well requires every bit as much skill as these other professions.

In this session David Fisher draws on his personal experience of working on stage and in film to compare the skill of teaching to the skills employed by other types of artist. This leads to the conclusion that teaching is indeed an art form.

David is the founder and director of The Bear Educational Theatre in Prague, the longest-running English theatre in the region. He has worked as an English teacher and teacher-trainer. He is also a professional actor with over fifty professional theatre and film credits.

David specializes in taking practices from the world of entertainment and applying them to classroom teaching. He believes that teaching is more effective if it is entertaining.

A few words from David:

If you want notes on what I was talking about check this blog post, or you can download this mini E-book for a more extensive treatment of the main topics.

 If you would like me and my theatre to visit your school you can invite us. There are details of our Spring tours of Slovakia here.

 I will also be teacher-training in England in July with the wonderful S.O.L, which will be a lot of fun. More about that here.

 Thank you again and good luck practising your art.