BLOG #5

We as teachers need to put more effort into our lessons, we need to be more creative. We also always need to have our learners in mind, we need to start thinking like them, what would get their interest right away. I really like the way the teacher went about a practical manner to get her point across to her class. The way she let them draw their own conclusion about a peaceful class. As a teacher we could use this idea the next time we see that the learners are not grasping a certain concept, and ask them how they would approach the problem and then take it from there. Another way to involve your learners in class is perhaps to have them give an input in the class rules and what they would like out of you as a teacher, this way you can ensure that the will obey the rules as they came up with it as well.  

It is our duty as teacher to start making learning fun for our learners. And in today’s time we have a lot of resources at our disposal to achieve this. One way is to start incorporating technology in our class rooms. We also need to teach learners to be independent and to think on their own, we only need to act as facilitators to steer them in the right direction. In doing this we need to be friendly and approachable, we need to provide a safe learning environment, we also need to remember that they are learners and this means that they will always need to be motivated. We need to make the learners feel that they are important by remembering small things that are important to them like birthdays. We also have to treat their opinions with respect, because if they feel that they are respected the will return that respect back to you as a teacher and their fellow pupils.