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My Effective Teacher Some say being a teacher is one of the noble professions of all time. They serve as a friend, as a counselor and as a second mother. Nowadays a lot of students in college are taking up education courses because of the benefits and high salary they can get once they’ve passed the LET. If that would be the case, then maybe some of those teachers are not holistically inclined and passionate or effective enough to touch the lives of the next generation. Based on my experience, I have met 5 kinds of teachers. First is a teacher that spoon-feeds his/her students with the knowledge and skills he/she has. Second is a teacher who terrorizes her students and pressures them to get high grades and to pass her subject. The third teacher is what I call, ‘the missing in action’ teacher. Why? Because he/she is always absent and usually assigns the class to do some reports about the next subject next meeting (this happens in undergraduate students but then I guess it’s a normal thing in graduate school.) The second to the last is a teacher who just reads her lectures in a power point presentation without adding anything to explain the topic further and lastly, the teacher with a long lasting energy, which makes the environment and learning, fun and enjoyable. Now, as I go with the topic, “My Effective Teacher” I am thinking on how will I become one? The courage standing before a crowd is a challenge for everyone who is not exposed in an environment where different kinds of people are in. Just thinking hundreds of young minds are ready to be mold, worries me and I guess this answers my question on how would I be an effective teacher 2 years from now. CONFIDENCE is the first element I need to become an effective teacher. Being confident in what you are preaching is a guarantee that the trust of your students will be earned. I think the second element I should possess is OPEN-MINDEDNESS because as a teacher, I should be open to ideas, innovations and
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