We have all had that teacher who meant so much to us. Our children must also go through this experience, the role of teachers in children is essential. We know that a bad teacher influences them as much as a good one, and can even determine whether or not they want to go to school. Parents are aware that education begins and remains at home, but we must not ignore the role of these professionals.
Today is International Teacher's Day, but curiously it is only celebrated today in Spain. The rest of the countries have World Teachers' Day. Either way, it's always good remember and praise the important work of the teacher In the kids.
Essential role of teachers and parents
According to what ages, when the schooling and the children are growing, some parents begin to consider that the duty of educating the children is of the teachers. This is clearly not the case. The school has a task of providing knowledge, but also values, attitudes, and others, and these principles must be reinforced in the family. Is a joint work.
The education at school must have the added value of professionalism. Trained teachers, who also like children, know about child development and are sensitive. Infant professionals must have the greatest motivating and affective disposition to be able to interact with children.
In the following stages, the role of the teacher shifts to that of mediator. It must provide knowledge, but also provide the tools and skills for children to access that knowledge. None of these stages should be exempt from the role of parents and family.
The role of the teacher in learning according to different theories
There are different theories in which the teacher is treated as part of learning. From the cognitive point of view, the role of the teacher is to empower the child. A) Yes teachers will have to teach to think or teach to learn, through the development of strategic skills. Here the teacher's main function is to prepare the class, to act as a mediator between the student and the culture.
In the constructivist conception, learning occurs through an interaction between the student's knowledge and the new information that reaches them. Through research the child will integrate contributions from ordinary knowledge and scientific knowledge. Therefore the teacher no longer has such an active role, but the child does need to turn to him for this practical activity. The teacher needs to have knowledge of science, humanities, technology, and also be an organizer,
In humanist theory, the essential role of the teacher in children is the personal relationship that is formed. It is essential that the teacher feels empathy for the student, so that it can help you in all the problems that arise in relation to learning, and taking into account your freedom to create, innovate, apply and criticize. In general, the relationship between them will be one of mutual respect.
How does the teacher feel about his role in education?
All these theories, and others that we have not been able to share, remain at that, in theory. But the reality is that the different education systems, the experiences of parents, students and teachers shape everyday life. It is the students who, mainly, suffer the consequences of frustrated, exhausted, routine teachers. And in the same way, they are the most benefited by professionals who are active and motivating.
Some of the common problems that Spanish teachers that are reflected in the classrooms can be, no assessment by the authorities and representatives of society, inadequate interpersonal relationships within the school, not only with other teachers, but also with parents' associations, and perceive discrepancies between the values of the educational system and those that exist in society.
En new profile of the XNUMXst century teacher, which mothers and fathers should help foster, is based on a personal relationship with each of their students. A relationship of trust, in which all kinds of questions can be asked and the information flows both ways. And this same relationship must be established with the family.