While pay is low, expectations for teachers are very high. I think the three most important roles for a teacher are: to motivate, to be a positive role model, and to know the students. These three things are absolutely crucial in teaching. If students are motivated to learn the material, they will be miserable and won't cooperate or learn. If the teacher doesn't set a positive example for the students, they will be unmotivated and go to class day after day doing whatever they want. Lastly, a teacher has to care enough to know the students. If you don't know the students there's no way of knowing whether or not your instruction is beneficial to them. Teachers must know their students to meet their students need and bring their students to their full potential!
The picture below is me with my siblings. Yes, I am one of nine children; and yes they are all from the same parents who are still happily married! (However, pictured with us are my grandparents)
I agree with you being a teacher is no different than being the manager at any other job. If the manager doesn't have a positive attitude their employes won't have one.
ReplyDeleteI agree if we don't keep a positive attitude while teaching then how will the students. I believe that care is an important aspect that most teachers seem to fail at when teaching.
ReplyDeleteI agree that getting to know your students is very important. It helps the teacher figure out new ways to help the struggling students learn the material by using things that specific students like as a way to motivate them. And wow, I did not know you had that many brothers and sisters!
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