We live in a situation today where students disrespect their teachers. Tap any teacher today and let him pour his heart out of crisis they will tell you different stories in which disrespect is very common now, they will also tell you their fears on what will happen tomorrow.
You and I have heard many stories where teachers are being attacked physically or psychologically. Teachers are now being attacked from every angle. Imagine a teachers’ vehicle being destroyed by his students in a school, imagine a teachers’ motorcycle being broken with pierced tyres, the story continued so on and so on. . .
Just like the saying “When you cannot change a situation you are challenged to change yourself”, what can you do as a teacher in this era how can you earn respect, how can you take yourself back to the glory days?
Like the way I love it, am going to be as brief as possible. I don’t have to convince with several points that respect is earned not gained. The following experimented points of mine could help teachers earned respect:
1. Know yourself- as a teacher you need to know who you are, know your value and responsibilities, master your area of speciality (know what you are teaching very well), respect your senior teachers. Be your students star or celebrity, let them see you as their model.
2. Communication- this is an important tool of a teacher, the success of your work on a teacher depends on how well you can communicate. Do not create a wider communication gap between you and your students, know your students very well (including their nature, level of experience and background). Do not communicate any bad or condescending remarks on your students. My teacher once told us that communication between the junior and senior is successful when the senior come down to the level of the junior so that they can move on the same pace.
3. Fairness- this means as a teacher give every student of yours equal attention and treatment. Let every member of your students know they are important to you that their success is all your pleasure, this will create confidence in the mind of your students.
4. Reformative punishment- as violent physical punishment is now being wiped in our schools. But how do we punish them? Before you punish any student of yours let him know that he has committed an offence, let his colleagues also know it. The next thing you can do is either to reprimand him, admonish him or punish him. One they know they have wronged they will accept punishment and will try to avoid it next time.
5. Modesty- as a teacher it is duty to display modesty and a good conduct, why because you mould the character of your students. Imagine you are telling them the right thing but you are not doing right. Avoid any situation of accusation. You are the guardian of your students their moral protection. Try to avoid single interaction especially with female students, interact either with the group or the whole class
You and I have heard many stories where teachers are being attacked physically or psychologically. Teachers are now being attacked from every angle. Imagine a teachers’ vehicle being destroyed by his students in a school, imagine a teachers’ motorcycle being broken with pierced tyres, the story continued so on and so on. . .
Just like the saying “When you cannot change a situation you are challenged to change yourself”, what can you do as a teacher in this era how can you earn respect, how can you take yourself back to the glory days?
Like the way I love it, am going to be as brief as possible. I don’t have to convince with several points that respect is earned not gained. The following experimented points of mine could help teachers earned respect:
1. Know yourself- as a teacher you need to know who you are, know your value and responsibilities, master your area of speciality (know what you are teaching very well), respect your senior teachers. Be your students star or celebrity, let them see you as their model.
2. Communication- this is an important tool of a teacher, the success of your work on a teacher depends on how well you can communicate. Do not create a wider communication gap between you and your students, know your students very well (including their nature, level of experience and background). Do not communicate any bad or condescending remarks on your students. My teacher once told us that communication between the junior and senior is successful when the senior come down to the level of the junior so that they can move on the same pace.
3. Fairness- this means as a teacher give every student of yours equal attention and treatment. Let every member of your students know they are important to you that their success is all your pleasure, this will create confidence in the mind of your students.
4. Reformative punishment- as violent physical punishment is now being wiped in our schools. But how do we punish them? Before you punish any student of yours let him know that he has committed an offence, let his colleagues also know it. The next thing you can do is either to reprimand him, admonish him or punish him. One they know they have wronged they will accept punishment and will try to avoid it next time.
5. Modesty- as a teacher it is duty to display modesty and a good conduct, why because you mould the character of your students. Imagine you are telling them the right thing but you are not doing right. Avoid any situation of accusation. You are the guardian of your students their moral protection. Try to avoid single interaction especially with female students, interact either with the group or the whole class
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