Friday, March 13, 2009
What Teachers Should Expect..
Teachers should always expect the most. And with these expectations it should be evident that your students are aware of this. If your students know that you have confidence in them it is a good chance that you will try harder. I have noticed throughout the many years of being a student teachers have different standards and expectations for different students. The teacher may push one student to get an A, while he/she only pushes the other to get a C. I think this may be based on what they have noticed the students to receive on other assignments. I believe that you should always push for the maximum for all your students, treating them equally, and giving all of them the same opportunity. This motivation will encourage them to do better. If they see that you don't really care as their teacher, or doesn't expect much from them, they won't try as hard as they could to succeed. If you know that your student has tried their best and still didn't receive an A, you should commend them for their works and still encourage them to reach that goal of an A, adn not settle for less.
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You are totally correct - teachers should always expect the most...But, one thing that I have learned is that everyone's 100% is not 100%. For some students a 100% may be a 70% and that is the very best they can do. Teachers must find out what their students' individual capabilities are and push for that maximum - encourage the student to achieve their potential and their total mastery of the subject and we have to keep in mind that everyone must be treated equally but will be treated differently. They all will be given the same opportunity be we all need to learn the art of differentiated instruction and how to successfully implement it and have the students benefit from it. Many teachers - teachers who know their students - do have different standards and expectations from their students because the students cannot all achieve the same successes.
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