I have been working as an para educator for the last year but have been working with children for while. I have enjoyed these aspects of my life a lot and have learned from them as well. While reading “Is the Great American Teacher Dead?” I was able to learn more about the important of giving the proper education to those we teach.
Teaching is not just a simple check marks the box. Many times it is repetitive and in need of a good student teach relationship to find the patient that is required to give each student the education that deserve. I work with many kids that have disabilities and the education presented needs to entertaining and meaningful to them or they don’t understand what is going on or to the depth that it needs to be understood.
Brother Ives has given ten points that help create a good teacher. These ten points include…
- A positive teacher-student relationship
- A good “delivery”
- Edifies rather than damages a student’s self-concept
- Clarity through examples
- Encourages deep and critical thinking
- Variety instead of monotony
- Grading and workload is generally perceived to be fair
- Enthusiasm and zest for the topic
- Meaningful to real world problems
- Potentially transforms one’s world view from one of uncritical acceptance of cultural dictates to one of deep, reflective, and compassionate thinking
These simple actions can take a life time to master, but working hard on them can enhance the enthusiasm of your students learning. It is always important to know how your students react to what you present to them. I know that students will normally try to test your boundaries and by knowing how they react and you react you can have a well maintained classroom with students who are learning. Students and teachers need to work together to learn and accomplish the learning in the classroom.
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