Chapter 2, Theories of Teaching in Language Teaching.

While reading this chapter, I was troubled by many things. One of the main aspects of the chapter that I found unsettling is how many different varieties of teaching are grounded in theory and sets of values considered by norm-enforcing standards. For example, Theory Based Approaches of Teaching are theories for teaching that are all based on a set of assumptions regarding theory. I believe teaching should be something that is not based on theory, because that eliminates perhaps a fraction of teaching instruction that becomes unavailable, due to teaching theories making these other aspects of teaching insights unavailable. I also feel the same way regarding Value Based Approaches of Teaching, because this exactly like theories and conforms to a certain set of standards or norms as seen accepted by a group or society. This also eliminates a great deal of other resources for teachers to use, because if the resources are not supportive of the values, then they will not be used. I believe teaching is something that should use a variety of methods and materials to provide effective results, rather than one or two aspects based on theories or values.