Being a
teacher

Who is a teacher? 

What is a teacher?

What makes you a teacher? 

Can I be a teacher? 

Those who choose to be teachers have not only accepted the great challenge of imparting knowledge and guidance, they also approach a high degree of ambivalence as it requires great diligence on the part of the teacher to be able to carry out his or her responsibility with satisfaction.

Teaching is a demanding career as it is not only about teaching but managing data, researching best practices, improving instructional methodologies along with other administrative responsibilities.

Teachers are the role models and motivators for students. The quality of their teaching has a great influence on students’ learning. The profession is an ever-surprising mix of sheer hard work and ecstatic successes. However, it is mandatory to understand what these ‘ecstatic successes’ really mean in teaching. The sole reward can be inner satisfaction and not extrinsic rewards such as money and power offered by the other professions.

As a matter of fact, a genuine teacher must possess three basic concepts — well-established knowledge, intellectual practices and being noble. Money really does not matter or should not matter as the best reward for a true teacher is to see his or her student learn, grow and develop simultaneously. Often we feel let down and depressed when unable to meet our students’ needs but the whole process becomes easier and less painstaking if every minute of the day is taken as a fresh challenge.

Teaching needs to be unconditional for the students’ sake. It is widely observed that the students who are taught and accepted by their teachers unconditionally are likely to be more interested in learning. They enjoy all curricular and extracurricular activities. It is a matter of accepting this rank without worrying about earning or other incentives.

The salaries can be lower than any other professional job. So if this is the only source of income for a person then he or she really must think twice before making it a profession. On one hand, the teachers should not be materialistic as they won’t be able to give their best without these external rewards and on the other they need to make enough to provide a comfortable life to their families.

It is really very simple to see the reasons for not opting for this field. It can either be lack of support from the management and parents when the teacher is held the sole responsible body for a student’s failure or it can be financial crises, enormous workload, few facilities, limited recognition and appreciation, etc.

But there can be many reasons for choosing teaching as a career. Teachers have a knack for maintaining a fine balance between their work and life. It is easy for them to spend quality time with their families in the evenings. Good teachers are constantly thinking of improving their personalities and work on bettering their sense of humour. Their greatest asset in the classroom is to inspire and motivate their students.

The willingness to work and patience are also characteristics of a good teacher. This family-friendly career offers ample time in terms of months off in the summer and weeks off in winter and spring that no other profession offers. Teachers have enough time to not only relax with their families but also work to make extra money by giving tuitions, extra classes or even open their own schools.

Meanwhile, the lack of support from their school’s management can be worked out through switching schools for a better and healthier working environment. Instead of blaming others for not giving the teachers their due respect and the required facilities, the worthy teachers should themselves think constructively in order to come up with the solutions to their problems.

The desire of providing information, education and guidance to all mankind can be self-fulfilling. Teachers do not really grow old in this field; they get wise. Being around young people with positive attitudes while learning and becoming knowledgeable through new ideas and improving one’s sense of humour can work wonders for their teaching. Worthy teachers find themselves encouraged and uplifted by the little perky moments in the company their students.

A classroom does not need to be surrounded with anxious and dumb students looking at the teacher for instructions. A good teacher always wants enthusiastic students in the classroom. But he or she will have to work hard in order to let that happen.

Compassion, enthusiasm and dedication towards teaching along with the ability to prepare, plan, and implement lessons and instructional units are the strengths of a worthy teacher to cope with the persistent problems lying ahead.

Teachers enter the field of education in the hope of making a difference in the world. They need to make constant efforts to breathe new life into this profession. They should also be aware that any word uttered by them or any action taken by them can leave a lasting impression on their students’ minds. They have the power to mould young and impressionable minds.

If chosen for noble and valiant purposes, the teaching profession, therefore, is the greatest gift for mankind.

Is someone who knows more about a topic a teacher for you? 

Isn't everyone a teacher?

Teacher

Someone who has knowledge

Education

School

Parents

Skills

Level

Degree

Personal

Do we ever stop learning? 

way of presenting

Interview with my sister

teacher at a primary school

As a teacher you have to be patient. You have to be strong. You have to know what your talking about en bring it to others in an understanding way.

For her job, parents are a big influence. Every child learns different things and got influenced differently. So in that way parents are also teachers.

The way of education

As a teacher you have to be patient. You have to be strong. You have to know what your talking about en bring it to others in an understanding way.

Intervention --------- the way of education

who are your teachers in life

Do we ever stop learning?

A system

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