Some pertinent points are as follows:
•It is also possible that while the
teacher tries to provide equal opportunities & learning situations through
her teaching, the variance in the learning achievement of her students may be
quite significant.
•Similarly, if one decides to learn
something, it is not essential for him/her to wait for a teacher or teaching
formalities. S/he may learn through experience. Self-study or self-learning may
also help him/her in achieving his/her target.
•While teaching is an interactive process
involving interaction between teacher and students, learning may be purely a
one-sided activity needing no interaction.
•B. O. Smith (1961),
"Learning does not necessarily issue
from teaching, that teaching is one thing and learning, is quite another".
•It is wrong to suggest and accept that
learning is directly proportional to teaching or vice versa. Both the concepts
may exist and function independently.
•It is true that teaching and learning may
go independently, but for the good things to come there is a need of a good
relationship between the two. They are to join hands, come near and have a
synthesis, known as teaching-learning process.
To enhance our understanding, I invite learners and teachers to contribute constructively & positively with their insights & experiences on the above-mentioned relationship between teaching & learning.
