Teachers are forever students
May 19, 2020
11:08 A.M
All teachers were once students but not all students become teachers. Teaching is not just a profession, nor occupation, nor work, but it is a vocation or calling. Some people dreamt to be a lawyer but they were destined to become teachers. Others wanted to become engineers but they were fated to teaching profession. Teachers are born and not made.
You will never know what the teacher's life is unless you'll become one of them. Teachers are criticized nowadays that they are receiving salaries even without works due to the absence of the learners. Teachers are blamed of economic crisis because they're still claiming bonuses and many poor people continue to suffer of having no food to eat. I don't know what is in their mind. I don't know why some people think like that against the teachers. Are they not deserving for those benefits as public servants?
Here are some facts of being a teacher. People should not forget what teachers can do inside the classroom.
Teacher can teach.
Teacher can inspire.
Teacher can guide.
Teacher can educate.
Teacher can be a forever learner.
Teachers can teach
Teachers cannot give if they don't have. But within four years in college, they were taught, they were trained and they were fully equipped with knowledge, skills and different teaching strategies, styles and techniques. Thus, making them prepared and ready to teach.
Teachers can inspire
The main role of the teachers is not only to teach but to inspire. Great teachers inspire or touch the hearts of the learners. They are willing to listen and understand what kind of lives that their learners have. The kindness and goodness of the teachers shown to them can somehow change their perceptions.
Teachers can guide
In the absence of the parents, teacher can guide their learners well. The learners will be taught what is right or wrong. Teachers can lead them to comfortable and successful lives in the near future.
Teachers can educate
Teachers play significant role in the child's development. Learners learn to develop the three parts or dimensions of their growth namely; cognitive (mind), affective (manner) and psychomotor (skills). Thus, making them as educated people.
Teachers can be forever students
Before the teacher will face the discussion infront of the learners, they studied first the lessons assuming that some learners would test their capabilities. They prepared learning materials like visual aids, video lessons or presentations to make ease in the delivery of the topic. They spent time to read other books so that they can get additional information or knowledge to the topic to be presented or discussed to the students.
Teachers are forever students. They need extra time and effort to be well-prepared in the presentation of the topic that learners could feel and observe that their teachers are master to the lesson being taught and delivered.
The time when teachers are newly hired and are given subjects that are not their specializations, they really need to study more to prove that teachers are flexible and very well-educated that they could teach all the learning areas whatever happens come what may.
Teachers are forever students especially when there are new changes in the implementation of the new curriculum. Like for instance, here in the Philippines we have changed our curriculum into new program - k to 12 educational system. This is a painful process to us teachers since we will omit traditional way of teaching and embrace the new one. It is another adjustment for us to explore and understand the new curriculum. We need of course to study because of the new changes in terms of the content of the materials particularly on the different activities to be given to our learners that we should prepare also for the answers.
Teachers are students but students are not teachers. Learners depend on us. If we're not ready with our lessons because we did not study, there is no learning at all.
We are forever students who build the future of our learners. According to some people, teaching is the mother of all professions. Without teachers, what will happen?
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Thank you for reading! Till next time.
Teachers are worthy to be thankful for the sacrifices and efforts they have spent and shared with the learners. Their jobs is uneasy for they are shaping the future of some children.