TEACHERS! STUDENTS CAN STRIKE TOO

Do the teachers think that they received justice in striking, when they outlawed their professional ethics and sanctioned the students to ransom for two days? Really! Let it be known that what they did was show their students what the students already knew. They know the mediocre teachers in the schools they attend or the exceptional teachers who are constantly there for them, even during a National strike. Have you ever wondered about the making of a good teacher or about what separates mediocre teaching from exceptional teaching? Many students have been able to answer this question for so long. This is because students study their teachers well. Students know the caring, supportive, teachers in the schools. They know what they should be “getting” from any content area and they can evaluate the effectiveness of any content area delivery independently, with their peers and with their parents. Many students are not disruptive because they want to be, the problem is that they are just not challenged by classroom teaching. Teachers have failed in motivating students to learn and as a result they strike. Their strike actions are not necessarily staying away from school, instead it is about coming to school and doing what they want to do, annoying other students, being disruptive, and failing or dropping out eventually as Jamaicans like to call it. However, when they fail they know that the teacher has failed too. Their success and achievement are the measurements of the teacher’s success and achievement. All the students who have struggled academically are all not to be labeled as “worthless”. Many were just not rightly motivated in the classroom, because teachers did what was most important to them, STRIKE FOR MORE MONEY. The teachers are instead “worthless”. They have failed in many instances to achieve a level of motivation that encourages students to be eager to learn at all cost. When our students are held at ransom for two days, how motivating can this be for them? It is the teachers then that have failed, not the students.

STOP STUDENTS FROM STRIKING.
Although many students have been successful in the classroom, still so many have failed to be academically challenged. Students strike because teachers allow them to strike. Is this because teachers have not paid attention to what is really important? To be successful in teaching the teacher must imagine him/herself doing nothing else but teaching effectively and efficiently. Teachers have to elicit a positive response from students at all levels and endeavor to insist upon success from their students. By knowing your students well they will become comfortable and they will be at ease with you. The students will then enjoy having you as their teacher and will look forward to the lesson. In order to be an effective teacher there must be time commitment. Being fair to all students, and giving them individual respect while showing concern are all important elements to creating and keeping mutual respect in the classroom. Motivational strategies must be implemented to meet the learning styles of all students. This is the key to success of all students. Teachers cannot allow academic mediocrity to play a role in the academic failure of students. Teachers have the responsibility to see that all students learn. Once this is done, students will not see the need to strike.

Instead teachers must determine to have passion for teaching if they are to prevent students from striking out of academia. Passion is the enthusiasm and energy that is exhibited from the teacher to the students so that learning can occur. This passion should be seen in each lesson as it is prepared and taught. Good teaching requires depth so that students can become independent learners; taking control of their own learning. Students should not be underestimated and with the right kind of motivation, they will do well. Teacher must remember that all students have different learning styles. However, the teacher is ultimately responsible for driving the energy needed for learning. Learning outcomes must be created to achieved the desired outcome, but should be relevant, flexible, and meaningful for the learner and facilitate positive learning behaviors. Meeting expectations among students is a must and this must be taken seriously. This is only fulfilled through the teacher’s passion for teaching anchored by a deep commitment to teaching for success. So teachers, ask yourself the question, should I really be teaching? A teacher should really not be teaching if the following are not considered and practiced seriously. Prevent your students from striking as of today.

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Effective Music Teachers Resources And Tips: Students? Feedback

Primarily, a music teacher’s task lies in the idea of effective and creative communication. Thus, credibility and reliability have always been an issue to academic institutions, their teaching and non-teaching personnel and even the student body.

Music teachers simultaneously motivate, inspire, and support their students through innovative music teachers resources. Whether these resources and tips are from the experiences of other teaching individuals, educators, academes or from the internet, what important is you are able to meet your goals and stay committed to your purpose.

When you make use of effective music teachers resources and tips, you are more likely to gain the interests of your students – encouraging them to love music more. As you become good influences and examples to them, they not just tend to love music as one of their subjects but they also have come to love you as their mentors and icons.

I have here a list of different feedbacks, compliments and even suggestions of the students when a group of music educators have rendered effective music teaching strategies and have executed creative activities.

• The students are able to cultivate their interest in music and realize their potentials through unique and creative activities regarding their music class and its programs.
• Such music teachers resources allow them to learn about other aspects of music which are not covered in a specific course outline, syllabus or private music lessons.
• Music teachers are able to encourage and give them such opportunity and exposure that they truly need to create and perform music creatively and independently yet effectively and promptly.
• Students are able to learn music as well as the significance of academic freedom and independence. Thus, cooperative learning has played a vital role in this manner since they are tasked to work collaboratively with their co-students and meet a common set of objectives.
• Creative activities, which seem unusual and innovative, have brought up fun and excitement among students – making them more interested, hooked and eager to learn new things and eventually apply them in real life.
• The enhanced program for music teaching has been remarked by the students as a way to boost self-confidence, establish camaraderie among classmates, and experience the fun of learning music – all at the same time.
• Such exposure to music technology and other relevant innovations have showcased more talents and have brought out the best in most of the students.

It really pays to regenerate more teaching resources and strategies that are more appealing to the kind of students we have in today’s generation. Maximizing resources and efforts, music teachers would then realize that music education could be the most rewarding experience.