Teaching is a profession of great responsibility, because its performance is invaluable, so these professionals must have a good initial training and be constantly updated.
It’s not enough to pass on knowledge. They must be the bridge between knowledge and student, promote values and, at the same time, be experts in many fields: new technologies, resource management, assessments, emotional intelligence, etc.
- A good teacher cares about each student and an inclusive education.
- Empathizes and focuses on learning more than teaching.
- We are talking about a comprehensive education of the student.
- In which they are taught to develop for the life that awaits them.
With the new educational challenges, the role of the teacher changes, since it is not only a transmitter of knowledge, but it also becomes the guide of the teaching / learning process.
Coordination between teachers has an important role here: it offers learning opportunities for professionals, discusses potential conflicts and seeks to reduce stress and overwork.
By working as a team you learn from each other’s experiences and different points of view, as well as being able to share different ways of doing things. Helping and collaborating increases motivation and willingness to carry out activities and projects with other teachers, forming a team.
All this improves knowledge management, allows students to improve their attention and know what to do in other subjects to connect them with yours.
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is not an education at all. “Aristotle.
Every teacher works with knowledge and people, he is not only an expert in the field or someone who knows how to listen to his students or a mixture of all that, he is also someone who likes to do what he does, someone who has his own goals to achieve.
As Aristotle said, it is not enough to transmit knowledge, you can take advantage of your students and teach them at the same time, without having to neglect e-parties.
To teach a discipline, it is not enough to master its content, because it is also necessary to find the meaning of that content that is taught.
At the same time, there are other important aspects, such as defining roles, delineating responsibilities, discussing and negotiating work and evaluation systems. It is necessary to transmit values, promote creativity, critical spirit and stimulate cooperation, because the important thing is not to teach how much is two plus two or what rivers are called in each country.
“Many people may think that teaching is not socially relevant, because our society values only power and money. But for me, I have the challenge of knowing and the passion to pass it on. Do I feel heir to thirty centuries of culture, and responsible for helping my students assimilate our best achievements and extract the consequences of our worst failures?. – JM was
A teacher who does his work with passion creates a relationship with the student that goes beyond the classroom. A mutual relationship of help and admiration is created. It is a job for the student to learn and excel, not just for him or her to finish the course with a certain grade.
Teaching is about marking someone’s life forever, and a teacher’s strength is very transformative when you believe in what you do. Teachers have the power to transform society.
Teachers who use new methodologies, with which students actively learn, promote collaborative learning, working creativity and discovery, so the challenge is to have an effective development of the skills necessary for students to develop in the society in which we live.
People passionate about teaching, motivated people who keep up to date to do their work in the best way possible, people who thank them for being teachers, people who like to work with people.