Many teachers would verify that they entered the field of
teaching because they love it. Not only do they love teaching others, but the
subject material they teach thrills them. Stories abound of would-be teachers
switching out of college majors to pursue the career they love. In other cases,
teachers work with their subject material – whether it is English, Math,
Science, or whatever – in arenas beyond just their classroom. They gravitate
towards those venues. They feel complete when they work with and talk about
what they love.
The truth is that teachers regularly love whatever it is they
may be teaching. The question is, “How can passionate teachers get their
students to be passionate, too?” After all, unless students have some degree of
interest in the topic, they are not going to be motivated to excel.
Regularly apply your passion, and tell your students. Be an
example. If you were thinking about something, working on a project, or just
walking along and found something interest that relates to class, tell you
students about the experience. What you and your students talk about doesn’t
have to be isolated to your classroom. Let them see how what you’re teaching
applies to the world beyond the classroom.
Passion is cool. Set goals and reward improvement. When
students set a goal for their own academic growth, half the battle is already
won. Now they have an internal motivating factor that will help propel them to
that next level of success. And lavishly reward students who make any
improvements. With the right enthusiastic atmosphere, students might just
realize that learning can be really, really cool.
Be cool!
Nora Sierra
Early Childhood
Assistant Principal
Discovery School
(504)221-7790
(504)221-7791(fax)
(504)9500-1720(school
cell)
(504)9985-0732(mobile)
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