What type of changes do you want in yourself as a teacher to cater the need of the changing society and learner? Explain with at least two examples.
As a teacher I would like to affect the following changes in me:
Firstly, I would like to develop in me the unique ability to read the minds of my students so that I can preempt something untoward; and provide them learning environment, absorbing activities, and counsel them not only to overcome their academic challenges but also to face the challenges of life.
I would like to upgrade the knowledge of my subject regularly and blend that knowledge with technology to make it learning effective, interesting, and result oriented learning.
I would like to establish myself as an ideal man, courtesy, ethics, hard work, endurance in front of my students. For example, if I intend to teach the values of punctuality to my students, I will have to be a perfect example of punctuality my-self; similarly, if I want them to be focused, I will have to demonstrate them the art of mastering focus. **** learn more indirectly than from mere lecturing. So I will try to learn all those life-transforming skills and practice them to inspire my students and other people in the society.
I arrange activities to enhance the creativity of my students such as class-seminars, discussions, quizzes, speeches, presentations; I would lay more stress on learning by doing than mere book-learning. I would involve them in intriguing projects related to my subject to develop their interest and curiosity in the subject.
I will establish values of self-study to them. I will make a student'* support website to help them out of class. I will also make ropes to provide adequate study and additional material for study and subject promotion in dedicated teachers of other types of minds.
I would also start a students’ club where students and teachers would meet weekly or fortnightly to exchange their views and latest development. I would try to create a very creative and progressive learning environment for my students. I would always be on the lookout to adopt and adapt the newest and latest methodologies and strategies to give my students the best of learning.
I would never stop learning myself. So I would set very high standards in front of my students to emulate one another. This would create a wonderful ripple effect. And all my students would blossom into the best of scientists, thinkers, writers, philosophers, and wonderful human beings.
