Teachers/Facilitators are almost like Parents to their learners.
As a result of this, there are some pros and cons a professional teacher should be abreast with in this 21 Century just to stay away from some avoidable instances.
Below are some ten (10) Technical mistakes teachers/facilitators should abstain from;
- Don’t send a student away from your class during teaching and learning as a result of bad behavior. This is because you cannot account for what the child may be doing outside and this can count against you if an accident occurs.
- Don’t touch a learner inordinately. This is because the learner might claim he or she was abuse either sexually/physically.You may not be able to refute it.
- Don’t give assignments you don’t have time to mark. Unmarked assignments or home work indicate that you are incompetent/unprofessional.
- Don’t use your school internet to send confidential or private emails. They can be tracked by the school management.
- Don’t just teach within the period given to you, especially when you are preparing learners for external examination. Do create more contact time for your students.
- Don’t stay with a student alone in a class, laboratory, office etc. Child’s protection policy forbids it. Try and avoid “one corner” Teaching.
- Don’t ask a child to kneel down for too long a time. He or she might have a health challenges you are not aware.
- Don’t conspire against your school head( Head of Department, academic head etc). What goes around, comes around.
- Don’t be difficult educator and avoid transferring of aggression on any learner. Pocket your personal challenges and always be full of live.
- Don’t treat students unequally. There should be nothing like favourite students. Every child matters.
Source: teachersavenue.com
