What Teachers Learn

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As found on my past article, Tips for Teachers in Esl or All Subjects as a Tutor, here i can say that this is of something a revelation or someting to know. . .in case some people forgot what’s good can it get for being a teacher.

i admit that i am not really a teacher. again i will say, i’m just exposed to teaching and have passion for it, but i did not chose it as a career. (long story and we might go off track) so we go now on what do we really get in being a teacher, short or long term ways?

1. You continue to learn the lesson

Yes, people might think that “come on, we already know that” , “we’ve learn that already” but hey, at least you will never forget the lesson. you can continue and use the lessons to your daily life. you continue to learn a lot

2. Think of the great thinking and tiresome experience

LOL, it’s funny and stressing at the same time making a lesson plan, but hey, isn’t it accomplishing finishing something? Remember, you did make it a job so hey, you have to make it serious.

3. You learn a better relationship to your students

We mentioned before that a good bonding is great. It is still better for students to like you than to fear you. It’s heartwarming when you think that these students give you something on great days in exchange for their appreciation to you

4. Continuous learning process (again)

Hey making tests, projects, assignments and drills helps you understand and refresh more. When letting them write an essay or reading research or even making one for them, you learn a lot from books, journals and internet compilation. You learn even in their essay, you get their point of view. Somehow you can think “Hmmm, he/she has a point on this thing” or maybe “Wow, i didn’t know that!” see, you just learned a new thing =)

5. Passion builds on to you

It’s like, “I have to do this for them, for them to learn” and let’s not forget, even you. You learn to love them more.

6. Accomplishing something when they pass the subjects

Hey, teacher or tutor, isn’t it great when you see your students pass the subject? It says that you were able to teach them very well. That’s a great reward for you. Have we forgotten some words “Why did they fail? Is it because i’m not a good teacher” etc etc etc. Many reasons but all ends up in that. So if they all pass and even saying to you that they pass you can feel a great lightness in you feeling. Happy and great!

7. You continue to evaluate yourself and your student

Teaching is a continuous process. You can’t be constant forever because the children of the generations change every point of time. You just can’t do lecture 100%. You evaluate yourself, “what do i need to do for them to learn more?” So as you evaluate, hey, you look at some points and then improve it. =)

8. The teaching style

Hey, new teaching styles come up already. Before you continue to talk in front, now you can even teach just using a webcam. How? well that’s what you need to learn. New teaching styles or strategies are now made to come up for the generation, in continue with number 7. Hey this is also helpful but remember, to teach better, you need to learn first.

9. To teach better, you need to learn first.

Actually this is supposed to be the 10th one, but hey, i mentioned already in 8 that not only teaching is a continuous process, but moreover on the learning way. So don’t always complain, or don’t hesitate on reading and writing. It helps a lot.

10. Never ever forget why you are teaching.

The purpose of your teaching will help you realize and even learn that this is a need, to always know the purpose why you are doing that.

So to conclude all of this, remember, to teach is to learn and also to learn is to teach. You learn all of this so that you can teach all that your students need. And you teach, for them to know what they need to know.

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