Given below are some simple techniques that will help you teach better. It’s important to realize that everyone’s style of teaching is different, so don’t try to be like another teacher – use your uniqueness to help the children learn.
Firstly, you should know the subject well yourself. You don’t want to be asked a question you don’t know the answer to, do you? Have a good grasp of the knowledge required; you should be constantly studying yourself too, as a teacher. Respect the students; don’t think that their minds are too simple to challenge yours. You should have the ability to see things in context, and find new meaning in old things. Commit necessary facts to memory, to help your students do the same. As a teacher, you should be honest. Your character should be good, don’t compromise on your principles. Have a great personality, one that lights up the classroom and makes learning fun. Be flexible, and have a good personalized approach. Make yourself accessible to students. Being too firm is a mistake; students get scared off, and are afraid to ask you things they might have questions about.
Keep your self-confidence and personal identity in check. Don’t overreact if your students make mistakes, remember that to err is human, to forgive is divine. Encourage your students to do better. Empathize with the student’s situation. Don’t be pretentious; don’t mock those with slower learning capabilities. Recognize that each student is unique. Your aim should be to encourage your student to learn better, and to learn more. Instill values in him, and this is very important – encourage him to read. Reading is a dying art, and the more a child reads, the more knowledgeable and open-minded he will grow up to be.
Don’t be late to class, don’t miss the classes because of some personal reason, only miss classes if there’s something really important or urgent. Return corrected work within a day, or two days, and do insist on good, neat handwriting within the margins. Encourage intellectual honesty, and clear thinking. Encourage good manners, both in the classroom and out of it. And always, always, encourage your students to do better. Give them credit where it’s due, give them boosters like displaying particularly well-written essays on the notice board, or good artwork on the bulletin board, etc. Be friendly and approachable, but not overly so – this might make students try to take advantage of you. Remember, the possibilities for good teaching techniques are endless if you put in enough effort.
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