ABC OF THE TEACHERS

Yesterday´s class focused on an interesting point of discussion for analyzing teacher´s methodologies and the way that they face the classroom´s reality. Also the big distance between theory and practice, as a student of B.A you can know everything about authors, pedagogical concepts, new strategies and learning processes. Having all these knowledge is useful if you are able to put it in practice.

I feel concerned about that. Being a good teacher is more than just theory, you really need to practice. When I started giving classes to children (from 2 to 5) I realized about dealing with problems like attention periods, physical movement and behaviors inside of the classroom. But then I understood that with kids all that you need is love, patience and games (playing in the most important aspect for pre-school).

Also other characteristics of the classroom´s environment are the social and cultural barriers, types of students (age, English level, rhythm process of learning), beliefs and motivation states. Trying to manage these aspects could be difficult. Besides the selection of the correct content follow by curriculum´s institutions taking into account pedagogical skills and learner’s cleverness.

Obviously the success of the class and the learning process depends on teacher’s ability for creating an appropriated environment for students. In conclusion the teacher´s job is not a “piece of cake”. Teaching is a permanent relationship between practice and theory. Finally you have to make an effort for helping your students, remember that more than English you are teaching human beings.