20Th century
Teachers were expected to teach and to ensure that they knew something about pedagogy. They were expected to have 2 years of college preparation at the beginning of the century and a bachelor degree at the end.
Teaching gradually came to be viewed as a career.
21St century
Teachers should have a good grasp of the ways in which all kinds of physical and social systems work, a feeling for what data are and the uses to which they can be put, an ability to help students see patterns of meaning where the others see only confusion, an ability to foster genuine creativity in students, and the ability to work with other people in work groups that decide for themselves how to get the job done. They must be able to learn all the time, as the knowledge required to do their work twists and turns with new challenges and the progress of science and technology. Teachers will not come to school knowing all they have to know, but knowing how to figure out what they need to know, where to get it and how to help others make meaning of it.
An educator of future
Look at the picture and explain what an innovative teacher needs and what for.
A SURVEY ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS TEACHING
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A teacher should feel like a Professional. |
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All teachers should have participated fully in a training program for TEFL. |
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Teachers only have time to present what’s in the book, the way the author intended it. |
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Teachers should prepare each class well. |
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Teachers should know of their student’s abilities. |
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TEFL teachers are fluent speakers of English. |
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Teachers should involve their students in each lesson/ activity. |
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Teachers should know their students’ different learning strategies. |
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Teachers seek out and read (weekly or monthly) two or three article in the field of TEFL. |
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Teachers know how to constantly evaluate their students’ progress. |
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At least one or twice a years teachers should observe one of their colleagues. |
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Teachers should attend 3 or 4 professional workshops or seminars a year. |
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Teachers don’t have time after each class to reflect on it and evaluate it. |
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Teachers should read books in English. |
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Teachers don’t really have the time to develop lessons as they should before the class. |
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Teachers should try to adapt the materials and lessons to their students’ needs. |
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