Book summary "The seven laws of teaching" by Jeremy Taylor

THE SEVEN LAWS OF TEACHING

The Seven Laws of Teaching, written by John Milton, is written for those who have a great desire for teaching. In this book, Milton share his

Seven Laws or philosophies in which this helps all teachers master the art of training and teaching. This book is seen in its order and relations and can be an affective book for many teachers.

In his first law, the Law of the Teacher, the teacher must have the knowledge of what he is teaching and must know the truth that must be taught. The teacher must know what he is teaching. The teacher must prepare each lesson by fresh study and by getting the help of good books in preparing for the lesson.

The Law of the Learner, a learner is one who participates with interest to the lesson. You must get the attention of the learner in order to get his mind on the direction of the subject you are talking about. “Without attention the pupil can't learn". If the child will not give the teacher his undivided attention, he will not grasp all of what he has to learn. The teacher is never to begin a class exorcise until the attention of the class has been secured.

The Law of the Language is used between the teacher and the student and must be a common thing to both. You must be able to communicate with your students. Your body language may be words or signs but must have a similar likeness. Milton calls language as the "vehicle and instrument of thought". The language of the students can be measured on his achievements or his knowledge of what he has learned. The teacher must study constantly and carefully the language of the students. This will give you an idea of what the students are saying and what it means.

The Law of the Lesson must be mastered in the terms of truth already known by the learner, but the unknown must be taught by the known in which the case is the teacher. The lesson in which you teach should be a driving force in the students minds in which it will make them work harder an comprehend the things that you have taught. As the teacher, you must know what your pupils know of the subject in which you are going to teach them, this is your starting point.

The Law of the Teaching Process is arousing and using the pupils' mind to grasp the desired though or to master the desired art. As teachers, we must learn that students can definitely learn without a teacher. The student's knowledge and the desire for knowledge can arouse their own minds. The age of the child will affect the way on how he learn things.

The Law of the Learning Process, is thinking into ones own understanding a new idea or truth or working into a habit a new art or skill. The student must reproduce in his mind the things that must be learned. The students must learn something knew because his mind will adapt in which he already knows and might get nothing out of the teachers' lesson.

The Law of Review and Application is an important law because it helps the students review what they have learned and helps the teacher have better knowledge that their students have learned something in the classroom. As teachers, we should consider reviews as always in order. This law is to help students refresh the things they have learned and makes them understand even more the subject that was taught.

This book is a good book on the art of teaching. The fundamentals of his philosophies of teaching can profit any age teacher whether beginner or expert. Teachers can defiantly find this book more practical than technical. This book has many sound principles, which will make anyone a better teacher. Over this entire book can help anyone to become a better teacher.