Which teacher famously taught Helen Keller to communicate?
AnswerAnne Sullivan
Anne Sullivan began teaching Helen Keller in 1887, spelling words into her hand.
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Teacher facts & stats
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The basics
The dark classroom writing surface used with chalk is commonly called what?
AnswerA blackboard
Chalk is used on blackboards (or chalkboards), while markers are used on whiteboards.
Going deeper
Which Greek philosopher tutored the young Alexander the Great?
AnswerAristotle
Aristotle tutored Alexander in Macedonia starting around 343 BC.
A teaching method based on asking probing questions is named after which philosopher?
AnswerSocrates
The Socratic method uses questions to help learners examine ideas and reason for themselves.
World Teachers' Day, promoted by UNESCO, is celebrated on which date?
Answer5 October
World Teachers' Day is held on 5 October each year, marking a 1966 recommendation on teachers' status.
Expert level
The word 'pedagogy' comes from the Greek paidagogos, which originally meant what?
AnswerA servant who escorted and supervised children
In ancient Greece a paidagogos was a slave who led children to school and watched over them.
Hermann Ebbinghaus's 'forgetting curve' describes what?
AnswerHow memory of new information fades over time
Ebbinghaus showed that memory drops quickly after learning unless it is reviewed.
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