Teaching and the Role of Teachers

When I defined my idea about teaching and the role of teachers, it was straight to the point and simple. After reading the answers of my classmates, I saw that actually, it's more than what I thought. For example, teaching is not simple, as per my classmate, Vanessa Jones Enrera,  it is a "complex process". This was further clarified by Gloriecar Amor Alvarico that we have a lot of roles to play as a teacher.

It is a process because as teachers we prepare for teaching and this preparation requires a lot of researching, experimenting, organizing, evaluating and re-evaluating. 

With the onset of technology, it is indeed true, that "students are more open to learn using the computer and less receptive to teacher-student setup." This was mentioned by Christine Rose Padayhag-Bersales on her post in the forum. I think this is a challenge for teachers and would-be teachers, like me. We should be able adapt our teaching styles accordingly, maybe even use technology to our advantage, to be able to help our students learn. 

A teacher's goal is for her students to learn and be able to guide them. In order for this to happen, she has to adjust and adapt to her students' level. Because when you understand how a person, thinks and feels, then you would be able to understand as well the best way to teach him. 





I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.   
                                                   - John Keating (From the movie, "Dead Poets' Society)