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TEACHER BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES ABOUT TEACHING. DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS. DO YOU AGREE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES OR DISAGREE. IF YOU DISAGREE – STATE WHY. Teachers usually stand in the front of the class when teaching. Teachers decide how fast the students should work on tasks.
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DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS. • DO YOU AGREE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES OR DISAGREE. • IF YOU DISAGREE – STATE WHY.
Teachers usually stand in the front of the class when teaching
Teachers reveal personal details about their lives to students.
Learners compete to answer questions and for the teacher’s response.
Learners collaborate with each other to finish exercises, answer questions.
Let’s Think about our answers Look over your beliefs.Would you expect similar behavior in classrooms other than your own?
What factors might influence teachers and learners to be different?
What does it MEAN? There is no play book underlying teaching practice. Only what happens in the classroom and how we respond to it. TEACHING IS AN ART!
MEANING? TRY YOUR BEST.PLAN, RELECT, IMPROVE.BE PROFESSIONAL.BE OPEN, KIND AND SHOW YOU CARE.
REFERENCES • Wright, T. (1987) Understanding Classroom Role Relationships, Roles of Teachers and Learners, Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press. Page 27