Most of us have had at least one really great teacher and one with whom we couldn't find the common language. We all know what qualities we like and expect in a teacher and judge every representative of this profession being guided by our personal criteria. So what kind of the teaching style is ideal? Should it be authoritarian or permissive?
The authoritarian teacher is often described by students as a screamer. This teacher expects children to obey and when they do not, this type of teacher has little management abilities beyond constant yelling at the students to get them back in line. Very little is allowed past this teacher as every little infraction is caught and disciplined. Students may obey this teacher but mostly out of fear, and the teacher will blame the discipline problems in class on the students.The permissive teacher is one who really just wants to be friends with her students. She may plead with students to raise their hand or follow other simple rules, but does not have a firm discipline plan in place. While students may say they like this type of teacher, when it comes down to a difficulty, students know that the teacher will not take care of a problem and will often try to take matters into their own hands as a result.
The most important things you need to do to be a good teacher are being patient and get the subject across to your pupils. In other words explain everything well, and don't assume if someone doesn't understand they either should because you do or that they were not listening as it is not there fault.
It also doesn't help if instead of explaining better you just shout or say the same explanation louder than the time before.
The teacher should be the one who has an orderly classroom, a strong discipline plan and is caring and supportive. Students respect this teacher and know that they can go to her with problems of any kind no matter how big or small. While this style of teaching is ideal, it can be difficult to achieve.Teachers need to spend time regularly reviewing their teaching style, after all the work of the teacher - it is a real art.
it's an art, indeed! if you want to be an ideal teacher you should gain the optimal balance. if the social distance between a teacher and a student increases there is a danger of estrangement; if it diminishes then it runs to a high risk of familiarity.
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