No of cource not doctors are way more important they save lives ok yeah teachers are responible for you education so you have a better life but come on what would you rather have an education or be dead think about it……………….. If there were no doctors, then all the teachers would get sick and possibly die.
Teachers are, by definition, people who teach. It is very hard to learn everything you need to learn all by yourself – especially since you have no idea what you need to learn when you are a child or teenager! Adults, who have experience with making a living, taking care of themselves and their families, and planning for their futures, teach these things to young people so that the young people will be better prepared. Adults usually try to help young people keep from making the kinds of mistakes that the adults made when they were that age – but young people almost always think that they know better than the adults, and think they are not important, so they usually don’t listen very well and they go out and make the mistakes anyway. But teaching is the best way to provide the most information to the most people at the same time without making everybody have to muddle through life all on their own.
The teacher can be rightly called a nation builder. Teachers through their perseverance, love and sacrifices has shown us the right path in which great men have built our nation. It is our dear teachers who mould our character, our personality and show us the right directon
which leads us to our final destination.
Flourishing national development and a society truly prosperous with knowledge all begins from its teachers. While the role of knowledge and a skilled society with visions and aspirations in the success of a nation cannot be stressed enough, it should also be remembered that knowledge cannot be acquired if it is not sought and received through the help of the teacher. This is why everyone should put efforts into seeking as much knowledge as possible, and appreciate the teacher’s importance in guiding us and the generations to come, to become knowledgeable and morally upright people.
Knowledge received without a teacher’s guidance can be compared to a blind man walking without his stick. Because of this, teachers need to have a high level of commitment towards their duties and responsibilities which have been entrusted to them. The teacher is a judge who gives marks and ratings. He differentiates children on the basis of their intellectual, and often social skills in preparation for the social and occupational roles which they eventually play. He does this by recommending promotions and demotions within the school, norminating children to take certain examinations and counselling children and their parents with regard to appropriate school courses, and employment possibilities.
The teacher is a representative of the society who inculcates moral precepts. In the development of a country,
great attention has to be paid to education and learning, as well as good morals, and nobody is more suited to assist in this process than the humble teacher. Without teachers, both knowledge and morals would suffer.
The role of the teacher is a multi-faceted one comprising academic, pedagogical and social roles. Academic roles comprise teaching, counselling and supervisory roles while pedagogical roles include instructional, evaluation and facilitating roles. As a facilitator of learning, the teacher is involved in motivating pupils to learn, maintaining control in the classroom and the school in general, and creating a condusive environment for learning to take place. Social roles of the teacher includes among others socializing roles which is preparing pupils to participate in the way of life of the society; others include reference roles, detective roles, parent surrogate (or substitute parent), confidants and affectionate roles.
No other personality can have an influence more profound than that of a teacher. Students are deeply affected by the teacher’s love and affection, his character, his competence, and his moral commitment. A popular teacher becomes a model for his students. The students try to follow their teacher in his manners, customs, etiquette, style of conversation and his get up. He is their ideal. He can lead them anywhere. During their early education, the students tend to determine their aims in life and their future plans, in consultation with their teachers. Therefore, a corrupt and decadent class of teachers can harm a nation more seriously than a class of corrupt and perverted judiciary, army, police, bureaucracy, politicians or technocrats. A corrupt and incompetent teacher is not only a bad individual, but also the harbinger of a corrupt and incompetent generation. A nation with corrupt teachers is a nation at risk; every coming day announces the advent of its approaching destruction.
Teachers therefore , have to play a cardinal role in the building up of the character of the next generation. It is a fact that a civilization cannot rise out of a skeleton of mere ideas and abstract concepts. Civilization finds a concrete shape in the practical behaviour of a nation, based on these principles and concepts. Once the practical aspect is gone, the civilization also disappears and can only be studied through its remnants preserved in museums and chronicles. This necessitates the provision of a learning atmosphere throbbing with life in our educational institutions through the presence of the teacher, with a view to infuse confidence in our students and to enable them to be proud of their culture, to respect their national character and national emblems, and to ornament themselves with societal conduct and morals. They should stand firm on the centuries old foundations of their cultural tradition and at the same time should establish standards of excellence in their academic performance.
The essence of the teacher as a nation builder cannot be over-emphasized. Good teachers need to be themselves constantly seeking knowledge, be of good character, have high motivation and be creative, innovative and effective in their teaching strategies. The good deeds of teachers are great; because of them, we will grow to become knowledgeable people who will be of use to society, religion and our nation and country.
GOOD TEACHERS are now rarely found in academic institutions. Some teachers feel nervous about their profession. Some others concentrate on research. Few regard teaching as a noble vocation. This scenario must change. Oscar Wilde once said, “Nothing worth teaching can be taught and all that is taught is not worth teaching.” Teaching is a demanding occupation. It is rarely a dream job and most of the time it is a nightmare. Teaching may be a fascinating experience but few teachers actually know how to teach. Brilliant students may not always become brilliant teachers. Teaching is really a tough job. At one time students took to teaching because there was nothing else to do. Time was when parents never wanted to look up teacher-bridegrooms in the matrimonial columns of newspapers. Bank officers or engineers or doctors were in heavy demand. Teachers (even of the college or university kind) were rarely wanted. Talented students never used to take to teaching. Poor salary was another reason behind poor quality of teaching. Idealism is good but not always saleable. The education system paid the penalty for this unprofessional attitude. We have all respect for teachers but never want our own children to become academics.
Teaching is less attractive than medical or engineering professions. It is an ordeal for many. In the classroom, the teacher has to face hundreds of students every day and every hour. Teaching involves externalisation of one’s personality and psyche. Few can stand the ordeal. To teach is to be battered, scrutinised and drained day after day. Some teach animatedly and with unaccustomed eloquence while hordes of students rush purposefully. They wait for notes and suggestions and bother little for the spontaneous wisdom flowing out of the teacher’s mouth. Today this trend has become conspicuous and education is now a commodity.
While facing the students for the first time, novices are a nervous and diffident lot. One problem some teachers face is communication. Some teachers, for example, cannot speak good English but have been appointed in universities and colleges where they should teach only in English. Given such a situation, either such teachers quit the profession or gradually find ways to overcome their nervousness and inadequacy. Eventually, they evolve a teaching style of their own.
Despite recent efforts to improve the training of college and university teachers in India, the myth of ‘born teacher’ and the mystique surrounding good teaching as the natural complement of scholarly research still undermine departmental commitment to preparing graduate and post-graduate students for a career in teaching. There is no ideal way to teach and the prospect of tomorrow’s classrooms seems hopeless. Teaching is a skill that can be learned and teachers need to ensure adherence to fair play while teaching. Teaching is an art and lends itself to improvisation. A teacher can borrow ideas and methodologies from colleagues and predecessors.
1. Sense of Humor
A sense of humor can help you become a successful teacher. Your sense of humor can relieve tense classroom situations before they become disruptions. A sense of humor will also make class more enjoyable for your students and possibly make students look forward to attending and paying attention. Most importantly, a sense of humor will allow you to see the joy in life and make you a happier person as you progress through this sometimes stressful career.
2. A Positive Attitutude
A positive attitude is a great asset in life. You will be thrown many curve balls in life and especially in the teaching profession. A positive attitude will help you cope with these in the best way. For example, you may find out the first day of school that you are teaching Algebra 2 instead of Algebra 1. This would not be an ideal situation, but a teacher with the right attitude would try to focus on getting through the first day without negatively impacting the students.
3. High Expectations
An effective teacher must have high expectations. You should strive to raise the bar for your students. If you expect less effort you will receive less effort. You should work on an attitude that says that you know students can achieve to your level of expectations, thereby giving them a sense of confidence too. This is not to say that you should create unrealistic expectations. However, your expectations will be one of the key factors in helping students learn and achieve.
4. Consistency
In order to create a positive learning environment your students should know what to expect from you each day. You need to be consistent. This will create a safe learning environment for the students and they will be more likely to succeed. It is amazing that students can adapt to teachers throughout the day that range from strict to easy. However, they will dislike an environment in which the rules are constantly changing.
5. Fairness
Many people confuse fairness and consistency. A consistent teacher is the same person from day to day. A fair teacher treats students equally in the same situation. For example, students complain of unfairness when teachers treat one gender or group of students differently. It would be terribly unfair to go easier on the football players in a class than on the cheerleaders. Students pick up on this so quickly, so be careful of being labelled unfair.
6. Flexibility
One of the tenets of teaching should be that everything is in a constant state of change. Interruptions and disruptions are the norm and very few days are ‘typical’. Therefore, a flexible attitude is important not only for your stress level but also for your students who expect you to be in charge and take control of any situation.
1. Be On Time
Punctuality is very important in the ‘real world’. If you are late, you will definitely NOT start out on the right foot with your cooperating teacher. Even worse, if you arrive after a class has begun which you are supposed to be teaching, you are placing that teacher and yourself in an awkward situation.
2. Dress Appropriately
As a teacher, you are a professional and you are supposed to dress accordingly. There is nothing wrong with over dressing during your student teaching assignments. The clothes do help lend you an air of authority, especially if you look awfully young. Further, your dress lets the coordinating teacher know of your professionalism and dedication to your assignment.
3. Be Flexible
Remember that the coordinating teacher has pressures placed upon them just as you have your own pressures to deal with. If you normally teach only 3 classes and the coordinating teacher asks that you take on extra classes one day because he has an important meeting to attend, look at this as your chance to get even further experience while impressing your dedication to your coordinating teacher.
4. Follow the School Rules
This might seem obvious to some but it is important that you do not break school rules. For example, if it is against the rules to chew gum in class, then do not chew it yourself. If the campus is ’smoke-free’, do not light up during your lunch period. This is definitely not professional and would be a mark against you when it comes time for your coordinating teacher and school to report on your abilities and actions.
5. Plan Ahead
If you know you will need copies for a lesson, do not wait until the morning of the lesson to get them completed. Many schools have procedures that MUST be followed for copying to occur. If you fail to follow these procedures you will be stuck without copies and will probably look unprofessional at the same time.
6. Befriend the Office Staff
This is especially important if you believe that you will be staying in the area and possibly trying for a job at the school where you are teaching. These people’s opinions of you will have an impact on whether or not you are hired. They can also make your time during student teaching much easier to handle. Don’t underestimate their worth.
7. Maintain Confidentiality
Remember that if you are taking notes about students or classroom experiences to turn in for grades, you should either not use their names or change them to protect their identities. You never know who you are teaching or what their relationship might be to your instructors and coordinators.
8. Don’t Gossip
It might be tempting to hang out in the teacher lounge and indulge in gossip about fellow teachers. However, as a student teacher this would be a very risky choice. You might say something you could regret later. You might find out information that is untrue and clouds your judgement. You might even offend someone without realizing it. Remember, these are teachers you could be working with again some day in the future.
9. Be Professional With Fellow Teachers
Do not interrupt other teachers’ classes without an absolutely good reason. When you are speaking with your coordinating teacher or other teachers on campus, treat them with respect. You can learn a lot from these teachers, and they will be much more likely to share with you if they feel that you are genuinely interested in them and their experiences.
10. Don’t Wait to the Last Minute to Call in Sick
You will probably get sick at some point during your student teaching and will need stay home for the day. You must remember that the regular teacher will have to take over the class during your absence. If you wait until the last minute to call in, this could leave them in an awkward bind making them look bad to the students
When you ask a small child, especially a student with a disability what he/she would like to become when he/she grows up, most of the time the reply that one gets is ‘a teacher’. This explains the importance, the influence that a teacher has on a child. It is clear that ‘Teachers are Role Models’ for their students. Students tend to pick role models from their teachers, trainers, facilitators, coaches and parents. A classroom, a playing field, a workshop, a lab are of much importance in providing influential learning places for students. The interaction that we have with our students at all such places tends to be exemplary. As a teacher, facilitator, trainer – ‘role model’, whatever we do and say to the students has a great impact on them. Our behavior goes a long way in shaping the kind of human beings, they will evolve into. I have a small example from my school life.
I very well remember Ms. Sushma, my mathematics teacher in 10th grade. She was nearly heartbroken when she assessed my pre-board paper for a math exam. She had just one line to say to me, “I thought when the time for studying would come, you would study.” I took the assessment sheet, thinking that what does she know; she doesn’t know how big a problem mathematics is for me. An after- thought made me realize, that I was being defensive; the problem was not in mathematics, the problem was in the effort that I was putting in to learn it. It was grossly inadequate. I changed that and I cleared my boards with good marks not only in mathematics, but in all the subjects. After that examination, I never really scored poor. Every time I felt nervous about an exam, I remind myself of the conviction that Ms. Sushma had in me. Not just academic examinations, any exam that life makes me go through I remind myself ‘Ms. Sushma believes you can do it.’ Even today it is Ms. Sushma who ensures my success. Every student with a disability needs a Ms. Sushma.
Believing in students also goes a long way in controlling behavioral problems at the learning centre. Teachers need to remember that we cannot ask our students to be what we are not. I am sure if I would have even suspected a hint of deceit in my mathematics teacher, I would not be remembering her as fondly. She had every quality that I desire as a professional.
The objective of being a role model is not to create photocopies. The objective is to trigger a thought, an assurance, a vision, a character and a way of life, which can serve as the impetus for a students’ personal and professional growth. The pressure of giving the fundamentals of mathematics, science, languages is so high that at times the larger objective of creating human beings who can add value to the society gets lost. For students with disabilities, teacher belief is a major objective in creating an effective learning environment.
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>> Limit resume to one page. Most of the time, recent college graduates do not have the experience to justify a two-page resume. If you need two pages, make them two complete pages.
>> Accuracy counts. Make sure your resume is organized and neat. It should contain NO spelling and/or grammatical errors. Have several people – CDC staff, professors, classmates, supervisors – read it to look at it with “fresh eyes.”
>> Use action words. Avoid passive or weak phrases.
>> Be consistent throughout the entire resume with display techniques, punctuation, verb tense, dates, and spacing.
>> Avoid abbreviations.
>> Never include high school information on your resume.
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>> Do not include references on your resume.
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