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Well,
what do you think about an ideal teacher? What in your view how should be an
ideal teacher? What does an ideal teacher do? Absolutely, the first thing in
our mind an ideal teacher is a good instructor. An ideal teacher is a hero in
education world, but just certain of them I think.
Based
on some literatures that I have ever read about teacher world in education, I found
that most of them (good teachers) use data to drive instruction, know the ins
and outs of their curriculum, have refined assessments over and over until they
measure depth of content knowledge and not procedural knowledge or some crazy
game of remember what the teacher said, or guess what the teacher’s
thinking. They support students in self-directed learning, know how technology
actually improves learning, and exude a charisma that makes students eager to
learn from them.
For
me, a good teacher is a great instructor and a great mentor. A great instructor
is somebody who can communicate the material clearly, in a way that it makes
sense. Furthermore, he or she also makes an effort to spike interest in
learners by using various methods, for example, by demonstrating the relevance
of the material in everyday life or posing perplexing questions. This aspect is
particularly important for students who are starting out with learning
something new. More specifically, at an early stage of the journey, one might
not be aware of the relevance of the subject matter nor has he developed
effective learning strategies that are suitable the subject. Thus, sufficient
guidance is vital.
However,
being a great instructor does not make one necessarily a great teachers; one
also needs to serve as a great mentor. A great mentor approaches students
individually and finds a way to challenge every student based on their
capabilities and level of knowledge. In other words, a mentor gives a student
time to construct his own knowledge and provides assistance and scaffolding
only when it’s necessary.
Being
a good teacher can be the most rewarding and exciting job in the world. However,
being a teacher who doesn't work effectively can be stressful, painful, and
exhausting. Once again, teacher is not just transfer their knowledge, but there
are some important thing except that the teacher must to do. Here are some
great tips to being the best teacher you can be which I have done summarize in
some source.
- Act like a hero. An ideal teacher should be a good example for their students. The students will look up to you and will thus try to follow.
- Be compassionate. Great educators form strong relationships with their students and show that they care about them as people. They are warm, accessible, enthusiastic and caring.
- Act as a mediator to make sure that the rules decided upon are appropriate. Some may be, for instance, be quiet when the teacher is talking, respect each other, and finish the homework and class work.
- Never let your students down when they come to you with their problems. Even if the problems are out of syllabus, try to help the student by using the Internet or library. It would gain both of you some knowledge.
