10 Extraordinary Acts a Teacher Can Do

1. Home Visit In movies like “Freedom Writers”, teachers who see a problem or misbehavior in students find time to try and find out the cause of this problem or misbehavior by talking the friends of the student, or sometimes doing a home visit. A home visit shows that the teacher is really concerned and that he/she cares for his/her student. 2. Praising a child B.F. Skinner’s principle of reinforcing the child’s behavior through positive reinforcement is sometimes the least followed teaching principles as some teachers only focus on teaching the content or the subject, rather than teaching the content to students who need some form of encouragement for their effort in trying to learn what is being taught. 3. Consideration Nowadays, students are forced to learn concepts far beyond their level or capability, so some students find it hard to cope up and thereby get low marks on their performance assessment. Sometimes, their best just isn’t good enough and so as teachers, what we can do is try go give them some credit for their effort, a little consideration for them trying to do what they can with what they are presented with. A students’ failure is also a teacher’s failure, so we can’t blame it all on them if they get low marks, right? 4. Make your own sample of the project you give your students Have you ever had a teacher who told you to make, let’s say, a model of the solar system, and yet presented no example of his own? Sometimes, teachers give their students projects which seem easy but not really. If a teacher asks his students to make a poster, or a comic strip, or a miniature building, that teacher must present a sample as reference for the kids. If the teacher cannot produce that sample, how much less is the possibility that the students can produce it? 5. Smile What will be your impression if you see a teacher talk with a straight face all class long? Would you be interested to listen? Of course not. First impressions last and that first impression that the students see in each and every day would be your expression when you go through that classroom door. Your students won’t be so eager to listen to you unless you have that peaceful and beautiful aura sorrounding you. 6. Be the first to greet your students Inside the school, our students often meet us along corridors. Outside, we sometimes bump into the students unexpectedly and having our pride as teachers, we wait for the students to be the one to approach or say hi to us. Wrong. We need to act as role models to our students, so if ever we see them, we should seem more approachable to them by being the first ones to greet them. 7. Memorize all your students’ names Yeah, I know it’s tough. Especially when you have more or less 70 studens per class, with around 5-7 classses handled. That’s around 350+ students, all with different names, different personalities, but it’s not difficult when you get used to memorizing names. 8. Perform - Sing or dance or act - at the start of the class to get your students’ attention As a teacher, one must be a jack of all trades. You must have several talents which you can showcase to your students. 9. Hold your anger in and try to be more understanding of your student No matter how difficult one student is, there is always a reason for his/her actions. Being open-minded will allow you to see through the action and more of the person and his or her reasons. Keep off the fatty foods to avoid the high blood. 10. Have one teaching principle that you would like to keep in mind for a day Improving little by little everyday can have a huge impact on our teaching. One principle a day can keep the principal away. Godbless