As suggested in a previous post, it is a disservice not to train teachers about the age they teach.
Here is another reason why:
Without an understanding of the age level they teach, teachers might not make truth relevant to their students.
Teachers must tap into the needs and interests of their students, which will vary according to age development, in order to make truth relevant. We are not talking about compromising truth, just looking at from an angle that will tend to matter more to your students, that will relate to their lives.
The same truth, taught in different age groups, will have different slants to make it relevant to the various groups.
Related article on the MinTools.com site: Making Even Well-Known Truths Relevant.
Teacher Training Resources: General Age Level Development
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