Name Essays (1231 words) - Education, Educational Psychology

Name Professor Institution Course Date BELIEVES ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING Introduction Learning is all about the successful transfer of education and knowledge from the tutor to students. There are numerous believes that might make positive or negative alterations to the deliverance of teaching from the tutor to the students. Most of these believe originate from the practice and through reflective experiences of the teacher both as a learner and while in practice as well. Believes might not be well experienced by a tutor who is still in teaching practice but he or she is likely to encounter them hence he or she should make it her responsibility to make sure that they do not affect her teaching negatively. The essay below stipulates the various teaching and learning beliefs and how they can improve the teaching practice of a student. Believes about teaching and learning It is believed that students will only learn when they want to. In other words, this is to say that the students must be interested in what you offer as a teacher for them to grasp what you teach them. The trickiest part about this is how to get the students to want to learn every day. This belief might probably be true, but the teacher should always be in control hence the learners will never want to learn. Communication is a key factor in this ( Ghaffarzadeh, Hassankiadeh M. A, Shahrokh Jahan dar, and Morteza Khodabandehlou, p 95, 2003) . The teacher should communicate the objectives and activities of the next lesson in the previous period. This will increase the curiosity in learners and their will to learn in the next lesson. The cooperative communication of skills and knowledge means that the tutor is good enough to give a comfortable environment for the students. It is believed that teachers should not be too friendly to the students lest they forget the proper role of the teacher and the teacher loses class control. A teacher should be friendly to be able to build friendship among the students. The building of friendship does not mean that boundaries should be brought down. The learners must understand that friendship does not mean disrespect because disrespect must have consequences. With that, the tutor will be able to kill two birds with one stone hence friendship and respect. The students will also understand that there is a lot of care for their interest from their teacher. Some of these students might be going through such disturbing times at home, and this will affect them in class. In times such as this, the tutor should use their friendship with the learners to ask the learner what might be ailing them. The welfare of the student while in school is the responsibility of the teacher hence with that in mind; the teacher should try and figure out how to be of help to her students in one way or the other ( Ghaffarzadeh, Hassankiadeh M. A, Shahrokh Jahan dar, and Morteza K hodabandehlou, p 106 , 2003) . There is a belief that every child has his or her gifts and talents that should be nurtured. Not every child is an extrovert when it comes to their studies. Some of these students find it very challenging to grasp what they are taught in class. You will find that these learners perform extraordinarily well in gym class hence their interests are generally in physical activities. It is true that education regarding papers and high test scores are paramount in the career level, but it is the responsibility of the teacher to help the talents and gifts of their students to grow. A tutor should be able to know their students as people and to use these talents, abilities, and interests that they have to provide them with an education that will be very appropriate for each and every one of them It is believed that poverty in the lives of students and the situations they are in will impact the learning of a student in the classroom. The teacher should be able to understand that all the learners in her classroom are special and no one is above the other. He or she should be