I am reminded of an article I read from Buddha some time back about the 2 extremes of a Teacher. “Me teacher — You student. You do, think and act exactly as I command if you want to learn or be anything.” The other extreme: “There are no teachers and no students for we are all teachers, and we are all students. One person is not above another and everyone’s words have equal value.”
I personally feel teachers are very much adapting to the 2nd extreme. They give enough space and freedom to their students. Students want to be treated like buddies…Teachers should be a mentor and not a person who dictates stuff to the students. Classroom environment should be pleasant and student should indulge the time in a productive way.
These days Children carry their teacher’s phone number and communicate to them when needed. Parents also call the teacher and discusses with the teacher about their ward. During my school days, I was so scared to talk to my teacher. Even to clarify some doubt, I was not ready to go to the teacher. And during the PTM, I never allowed my mom to talk to my teacher at length. But, these days, children want their parents to meet their teacher. They are happy to recite the episodes that happen in school at home too.
Student Teacher relationship should be amiable. Teacher should never feel its a burden to teach a child and even the student never take it for granted that the teacher is being paid to do her job. Pay alone can’t be a reason for a teacher to work in a School. He/she surely has the feel for teaching, desire /passion for teaching and hence she is leaving her family behind to teach students. Teacher should be dedicated and treat the students as her own child. Only then, a teacher can bring about a change in the child’s life. If you work, if you are spending 7 hours with your student, I sincerely feel, teacher should devote, dedicate, and surrender herself completely to her children and teaching. If one can’t do that, then its better to quit. We are dealing with life, life of many children. Real life. Whatever teacher does in a classroom is going to affect children either positively or negatively. Children are no longer going to sit there and listen to what the teachers say…Classroom discussions are no longer monologue. It is a 2 way communication happening in every classroom these days. Children want to learn and teachers need to help them to learn, be there and support them, motivate them…Every morning when you see your student, address them by their name and that’s it….He will share a very good relationship with you…Sometimes I feel teachers don’t take pains to find out the names of her students. That really makes a difference. Call your student by their name and they are bound to become your fans and take you as their role model.
Not sure whether I have hit the topic or not…Felt like sharing my thoughts on this….thx for reading though
I am reminded of an article I read from Buddha some time back about the 2 extremes of a Teacher. “Me teacher — You student. You do, think and act exactly as I command if you want to learn or be anything.” The other extreme: “There are no teachers and no students for we are all teachers, and we are all students. One person is not above another and everyone’s words have equal value.”
I personally feel teachers are very much adapting to the 2nd extreme. They give enough space and freedom to their students. Students want to be treated like buddies…Teachers should be a mentor and not a person who dictates stuff to the students. Classroom environment should be pleasant and student should indulge the time in a productive way.
These days Children carry their teacher’s phone number and communicate to them when needed. Parents also call the teacher and discusses with the teacher about their ward. During my school days, I was so scared to talk to my teacher. Even to clarify some doubt, I was not ready to go to the teacher. And during the PTM, I never allowed my mom to talk to my teacher at length. But, these days, children want their parents to meet their teacher. They are happy to recite the episodes that happen in school at home too.
Student Teacher relationship should be amiable. Teacher should never feel its a burden to teach a child and even the student never take it for granted that the teacher is being paid to do her job. Pay alone can’t be a reason for a teacher to work in a School. He/she surely has the feel for teaching, desire /passion for teaching and hence she is leaving her family behind to teach students. Teacher should be dedicated and treat the students as her own child. Only then, a teacher can bring about a change in the child’s life. If you work, if you are spending 7 hours with your student, I sincerely feel, teacher should devote, dedicate, and surrender herself completely to her children and teaching. If one can’t do that, then its better to quit. We are dealing with life, life of many children. Real life. Whatever teacher does in a classroom is going to affect children either positively or negatively. Children are no longer going to sit there and listen to what the teachers say…Classroom discussions are no longer monologue. It is a 2 way communication happening in every classroom these days. Children want to learn and teachers need to help them to learn, be there and support them, motivate them…Every morning when you see your student, address them by their name and that’s it….He will share a very good relationship with you…Sometimes I feel teachers don’t take pains to find out the names of her students. That really makes a difference. Call your student by their name and they are bound to become your fans and take you as their role model.
Not sure whether I have hit the topic or not…Felt like sharing my thoughts on this….thx for reading though
- Lavanya Shekhar
