Sunday 1 April 2012

Great Teacher


Teaching is one of the most complicated and challenging jobs today. The main role of a teacher is to educate and teach students to be success in their life. Everyone can be a teacher, but not all of them can be a good teacher. They hold our young children's minds in their hands and mold them like pieces of fine clay. Here, I want to share some qualities or characteristics that is required in order to become a great teacher.
             Firstly, a great teacher must have excellent teaching skills. He or she can explain ideas clearly in class, is able to attract students to follow the teaching and learning process smoothly, have good communication skills, have variety of teaching techniques and approaches, and can make the subject become interesting and enjoyable. A good teacher with excellent teaching skills for sure can control the class well and the objectives of the lessons can be achieved. He or she easily to swap ideas with other teachers and attends seminars or classes in order to improve his/her teaching skills.
             Besides that, to become a great teacher at school, we need to have a good and strong relationship with students. A good teacher knows students personally by name and background, avoid humiliation, ready to listen to his/her students’ problems and talk, understand their feelings and appreciate students’ opinions and suggestions in class. If a teacher has a good relationship with students, the students will feel comfortable and enjoy to be in class. They will follow the instructions given easily and try to give the best cooperation to their teacher.
             Then, a good teacher is also prepared and organized for class earlier. He/she will plan what is going to teach and  what is the objectives of the lesson before enter the class every day so that the teaching and learning process will be smooth and under control. He/she shows good attitudes and behaviours by entering the class on time, be fair and square in giving task and make decision, responsible, creative, patient and so on so forth. Furthermore, they love what they do. They teach and do everything not for the money, prestige, or glory, but they do it because it brings them an incredible feeling of satisfaction knowing they are contributing positively to the futures of others. 
             In a nutshell, it is not easy to become a great teacher. We should have a unique set of qualities such as excellent teaching skills, good and strong relationship with students, and also prepared and organized for class earlier. A good teacher will be loved, remembered and appreciated by the students although they already success in their life.

PBS


Last week I went for PBS at SK Melor, Kota Bharu with my partner, Norjamilah. The experience during PBS is very useful for me especially for my practicum next year. It exposed me to the real situation and environment of school when I go there because I need to be friend with the senior teachers at school, staffs and students. Something that interesting for me is when I met my primary school teacher at this school. The teacher had been exchanged from my old school to this school for 2-3 years ago. She never teach me before, so I could not recognized her at first when I saw her. I felt like I ever met her, but I cannot remembered about it. So, I decided to forget about it and acted like usual. However, at the last day, she asked me where was my primary school and I just answered her question. Finally, I found her that she was my primary school. I felt so embarrassed because I can’t recognized her but she can.
On the other hand, all of the school’s staffs and teachers there are very nice and kind. The headmaster treated us like we already became part of them. At the teachers’ room, there is a pantry room inside. The pantry room is very active and merrier. Every day in the morning, the school’s staff will prepare some drink for the teachers there and the teachers will bring food and cakes. They will eat together if they are free at that time. The headmaster joined them without thinking about the status and others. They seem like a big and  happy family. The staffs at the school’s canteen are also kind and friendly. At the last day I was there, they treated me and all of my PBS’s friends for lunch.
In a nutshell, I hope I can get and gain more experiences and knowledge during my next PBS in the next semester. These experiences will help me a lot in order to become a good teacher in the future.