How do children view teachers? How do adults view their trainers who are there to impart information, knowledge and experiences to them in aid of their progress?
What affects the impression that children and adults form?
Do the teacher's gestures and actions play a part? Their facial expressions? Their punctuality? The way they deliver the knowledge? the way they answer questions?
Sometimes, I really wonder if my Danish teacher derives at least minimum satisfaction in teaching. While she follows a structure to ensure results, I seem not to detect any vibe from her that she loves her job. Does she view it only as a job or sth different?
From my point of view, she has a very impt role to play. She does not only teach a langauge, she is sharing her history and social knowledge with us. She has all the opportunities to do so to help us understand the people and place that she has chosen to live in and adapt to. Another important aspect is that she is helping to minimize the possible conflicts between foreigners and locals, which will lead to a more harmoniously living climate here. While teaching a language, she has so many opportunities to share with us the lifestyles and intricacies in the life of a Dane.
I believe that the role of a teacher will never and can never be replaced. The teacher does not only impart knowledge. The teacher inspires and excites the learners in their quest to understand the world. As the the human race evolves quicker in more complicated ways, we need to find meaning in what we do. Through communication and sharing can we do this. More brains yield better results. The teacher facilitates this discovery process by creating opportunities for the class to share their ideas and opinions. That is the essence of learning! But, do we see the other aspects and perspectives?
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