The human personality is too
complex, and the child’s day by day responses to his
environment are too many and varied
for us to hope, immediately for any final absolute answers. The role of a
teacher is very crucial and responsible.
To be a professional teacher and
for the effective practice of the profession it is important to have goals.
Once the goals are identified, the leisure time should be spend in teaching
techniques which can contribute to the professional growth. It is true that one
may not teach until one has learned, and that learning subject matter is a
necessary step in preparing for teaching.
The first responsibility of teacher
is to aid students to become acquainted with their cultural heritage and to help
them develop desirable habits, attitudes, interests, personality and character
patterns. Many teachers encounter difficulty in understanding the child, in
appraising his attainments and abilities and in planning an effective learning
situation.
Even problems of discipline
ordinarily arise only because the teacher fails to understand the child and
thus is unable to plan an effective learning situation. The characteristics of
the teacher that determine the social and emotional climate of the classroom
are those that are most important in determining the child’s own sense of well
being.
So the teacher must acquire an
understanding of the nature of students and of the forces that produce changes
in their behavior. A teacher must see that each child will develop socially
desirable and personally satisfying attitudes, ideals and beliefs. These are
the frame work of character. A teacher should recognize that one of the major
responsibility is to challenge every child to use his intellectual abilities to
the fullest extent, and to ensure that every child, everyday will experience
some success in keeping with his abilities.
The teachers attitudes are
necessarily different from the student’s attitudes. A teacher is responsible for guiding the
behaviors of others and for displaying leadership. The behavior of a teacher
must take on a new consistency and a new steadiness.
Whenever the teacher is among the
students she will be under their close scrutiny.
In the classroom students will take
their cues from the behavior of teacher.
If the teacher is not serious in her approach neither
will they. The teacher will see her own attitudes, habits of attention, regards
for others courtesy and conduct reflected directly in their behavior. So the
teacher should be more careful in her approach and responsible in her acts. If
you are dominating, insecure or excitable you will have insecure, ineffectual
pupils.
