The skill in selecting the right strategies in the context of a particular lesson in critical. The teacher has mastered this ability through sharp and incisive observation of how student learn. Her long convincing experiences regarding the factors that influence the choice of a strategy must have been honed to near perfection otherwise its use cannot be expected to promote learning. Numerous studies have shown that there is no best strategy that could work in a milieu of differing student background and characteristics. The choice lies in her analytical, discriminating and sensitive appraisal of all the known factors that fringe upon teaching and learning. A wide experience gained through varying teaching procedures will come in handy in the many situations she will be confronted with and decisions that she will have to make. 

By: CARMELA I. AGUELO Teacher III Camachile Elementary School