A dialogue with oneself
Did you become teacher by
choice?
To me far more important is to
ask that now as a teacher am I enjoying (doing justice with) my work.
What does that mean? Here are
few questions that we should ask often to ourselves:
a)
Am I happy with
the work that I do?
b)
Do I love learning
new things in my subject? Do I challenge myself with difficult questions
in my subject?
c)
Do I love teaching
my subject?
d)
Do I love teaching the
subject to the grades assigned to me?
e)
Do I look forward
to share the beauty of a concept (subject) with my students?
f)
Do I feel happy (not
always, obviously!)thinking about my children?
g)
Do I look for ways
to have win-win (may seem lose-win) relationship with difficult
students?
h)
Do I research
(internet, books, discuss with people in the field) for the best material,
teaching aids, instructions, activities, worksheets, questions asked in an
interesting/ inviting way?
i)
Am I open for
ideas from my colleagues?
j)
Am I open for critical
(constructive) feedback on my teaching from an observer?
k)
Do I have fun
planning my lessons taking care of each student’s need and abilities?
l)
Do I make best use of every
40 min session?
m)Do I feel accountable for each student whom I teach?
n)
Do I reflect daily
on what went right / wrong in the class and improvise the plan if required?
o)
Is the hard work
you have to put in making you happy?
p)
Do I laugh with
my children?
q)
Can I still laugh after
all the hard work?
r)
Am I growing as
a teacher?
s)
Am I aware of my
strengths and weaknesses as it will also help me to accept (empathise
with) my students?
t)
Am I an example myself
of what I expect from my students?
u)
Did I have a good
feeling thinking about all these questions?
If
you have to spend most of your life working then why not find ways to ‘Have
fun!’ in it.
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