Learning theories and teaching

Student teachers are introduced to different learning theories while they are at university.  They are also exposed to a variety of teaching methods while completing their teaching experience at different schools.  As mentioned before in an earlier post, I think teachers do not only use one learning theory while they are teaching.  At times you want learners to practise a certain skill and to remember things in certain ways (cognitivism).  At times you want them to think for themselves and complete an activity that involves incremental learning (constructivism).  If your school is fortunate to have the resources for it, there will be times when you will want learners to collaborate with their peers via some form of social networking platform (connectivism).  A good teacher will always keep these theories in mind while planning and preparing lessons everyday.  A good teacher will encourage learners to develop some form of critical analysis of information they gather from their peers, from books or from the Internet.  Ultimately children need to be able to think for themselves and not be spoon-fed in order for them to compete in the big wide world some day.