Remember… when you were a student (or you attended a workshop). What do you remember most about your teacher/trainer?
The terrible teacher… |
The great teacher… |
| speaks all the time | challenges students |
| is boring | is passionate |
| does not listen to your comments | listens to your questions |
| criticises | kind and respectful |
| talks to the board | is funny … or appreciates humour |
| reads from the text book all the time | is open to other’s ideas |
| compares | creates a caring class environment |
| Ridicules your ideas | uses current affairs /concerns of students |
| Stands or sits in one place all the time
Does not allow for students to ask questions/ or get into conversations |
Gives time
for exploring |
| humiliating | supportive |
| boring and no student participation | listens |
| has favourites | allows a range of resources and types |
| dictates notes tells you every little things about how you got to write your notes or essay. | loves students and their ideas |
| always gives homework and no proper explanation given in the classroom | appreciates and listens |
| made us stand till we learned a definition | motivational |
| was a bully | makes it interesting for kids with his presence |
| went completely off topic almost always | involved the students in discussions as compared to other teachers who would nly talk and make t he lesson boring |
| did not like me asking questions | guides , inspires |
| did not | caring |
| was very soft spoken i could not hear what the trainer was saying. | made us listen to a song and then write an essay based on the theme Neil Diamond’s song “What do you get when you fall in love” |
| unfriendly | was friendly kind, had many illustrations |
| is a dictator | Is childlike |
| homework not completed stand out of the classroom | friendly |
| reads your draft and gives feedback and suggests without ridicule | |
| accepts mistakes | |
| creative | |
| has activities/resources ready for relevant
for extension NOT worksheets |