Behavioral Approaches in Teaching

Many teachers, on first hearing about behavioral approaches to teaching understanding react by saying, “But that’s what we do already!” And to a certain extent this is true. It seems unlikely that many teachers are employing behavioral techniques effectively; otherwise there would be fewer harassed teachers! The confusion arises as a result of teachers sometimes …

The Role of the Teacher in Elementary Education

The term teacher denotes the noblest of all professions. It is a profession that calls for a public service and sacrifice. Teaching is a public trust and such a teacher should render service as expected of him as a molder of the youth. He should be a symbol of dignity and honor in both his …

Cooperative Learning

It develops academic skills and social skills as a matter of fact there are academic and social gains in Cooperative Learning such as: Increase in academic achievement and promote their cognitive growth Promotes controversy Promotes development of children’s self-esteem Promotes pupils acceptance and difference View their teacher as more fair than those who do not …

Qualities of a Competent Teacher

Teachers possess a strong power in their own capacity to direct the learners in becoming responsible citizens. Their communal hard work act as a driving power by which the goals and objectives of an educational scheme are being achieved. As such, teacher quality must be taken into account to make such goals reachable. In an …

A Reflection on the Teaching Profession

I have been a teacher for almost ten years but I feel I always a beginner. Every year I see several faces of children yet every child has a unique character and degree of perception contrary to the belief that “if one can get, why others cannot get too?” For every disciplinary measure I impose …