What characteristics do I want my students remember about me?

Hi friends, during this week we had 2 sessions with Dr. Lanier and one of her questions was What characteristics I want that my students remember about me? She left us with that reflection question but before I answer this question I want to mention what positive and negative characteristics I remembered from my teachers and professors. 

Let's begin with the negative characteristics; I had a teacher that wasn't ordered in her activities. One day she started an activity and at the next day she started another without finishing the first one. I also had a teacher that wasn't punctual with the delivery of evaluations. Those characteristics were very negative. The positive characteristic of the other teachers were active, punctual, and the best was Ms. Carmen, my best English teacher, she helped me and my classmates in the improvement of the target language helping us after classes without any extra payment, she did it because she loved to teach.

How I want that my students remind me? First of all I want that my students remind me as an organized and punctual teacher, punctual in attendance and in evaluation delivery. Also I want that they remember me as a teacher that knows the subject and always has an answer for their questions. Finally, that all my students remember me like the friendly teacher who always had a voice of encouragement to keep going and not to weaken on the road.

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  1. Unknown14 de febrero de 2018 a las 10:40

    I find it fascinating that a lot of what you want your Ss to remember about you relates directly to your negative and positive experiences a student.

    I'm a little uncomfortable with your comment about wanting to be a T who "always has an answer for their questions." I'm uncomfortable with that because... it's frankly impossible.

    If you ask any teacher at this school, I'm sure they would agree that they sometimes hear Qs that they can't answer. In that situation, a bad teacher will pretend to know an answer, but a good teacher will admit that they are unsure but then (a) work on finding an answer, (b) help empower Ss to find their own answers, or (c) both.

    You don't want to be the only source of answers for Ss because that trains dependence.

    ResponderEliminar

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