How to Handle Student Misbehavior

In the course of being a teacher, you will often run into students who need a little more attention than others. Problems students often cause disturbance in the class and most of the time do not perform well. So what is the proper way to handle such students? Approaching the Student First, you would want to talk to the student, in private. Do not let the student be seen by his or her classmates being singled out of the group or else these classmates may gossip about him in the wrong way. He could be embarrassed in front of them and this...

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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...

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10 Tips for Passing the LET

What does it take to achieve a goal? A successful person always has a goal in mind. There can be no person who have made it to the top without hard work and effort. "Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential" ~Winston Churchill That said, effort here means not just doing work for a day or two. It should be continuous. Needless to say,  a person who does just a day or two of hard work will benefit a day or two of reward. When the reward has more worth, then it requires effort which has...

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Overcoming Test Anxiety in Taking the LET Exam

Everything has already been prepared. Thus, you are now ready to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). It’s finally the long awaited day. Or so you thought. First, you went to your testing place. Next, you look for your assigned room. Nervous, your eyes wander around to check on the people inside the same room you are in. Suddenly, the Let examiner (proctor) comes in the room, and you go to your assigned place. The proctor hands out the test booklets and at the same moment you felt a shiver down your spine as the examiner gives the...

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History of Licensure Examination for Teachers: A Short Review

                It has been a fact that all who seek to pursue teaching as a career need to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers or the LET, but very few really know what the LET is, its purpose and significance in the education reform of the Philippines.                 The LET was implemented in the Philippines throught the enactment of Republic Act 7836 or otherwise known as the “Philippine...

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Personal Educational Philosophy

“Only love can change the world” If a teacher would like to make the students learn, then the teacher must first love the students. I have seen so many students today in our society that has the problem of lack of affection because of various circumstances at home. Because of this, their only hope is to receive this love in school, from their classmates or their teachers. So it is very important that a teacher learns to love each and every student. I believe every child is special, and that makes me want to explore their potential....

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