12 Things You Should Know About Your Children’s Teachers

When a child changes schools, he is not the only one who is stressed. Parents also suffer. The concern is normal, after all he will have new teachers, the pedagogical method may be different and the requirements may also change. For a child to quickly adapt to the new environment, it is important that teachers are, above all, understandable and understanding people, which is not always the case.

O awesome.club prepared some questions that can help you understand if the new teacher is right for your child. Read carefully so that this phase does not become a major trauma in the child’s life.

Picking a student is an unhealthy (but unfortunately quite common) tendency among teachers. Firstly, all students feel less important and this makes their performance drop. Second, the favorite also suffers, mainly because the child does not always like to be the center of attention. Furthermore, the favorite student often suffers bullying by the other students.

Comparing students with each other is not a good method. The worst thing is when the teacher decides to compare students with their older siblings. Phrases like “Your brother was an excellent student, why aren’t you too?” make the child increasingly closed and insecure. These comparisons don’t work as motivation; on the contrary, they lower the child’s self-esteem, making him more shy and angry with himself and with other people.

Conflicts between students are inevitable. The important thing is to prevent them from happening. Every situation is unique and it is always important to give the right approach to each one. A competent teacher will try to prevent conflict and prevent its development. A teacher should not take anyone’s side and should never judge a student in front of other children.

The teacher has no right to mistreat or hit a child. If he does this, the other children will feel entitled to do the same, causing the bullying increase. A child’s logic is simple: if a teacher can do it, so can I. This persecution negatively affects the child’s psychology, making his academic performance worse and making him more reserved or violent.

If one of the students is constantly being attacked by colleagues, he could be transferred to another class, although the best course of action would be to resolve the situation. When the student is persecuted by the teacher, the situation is even worse. School is a place where young people learn and receive all kinds of guidance on how to communicate with others. A hostile atmosphere is always very bad for learning.

It is normal for a teacher to be a demanding person, but there are limits. When the teacher sets standards that are too high, the child loses interest in learning and often the teacher fails to correctly assess the child’s learning. Constant criticism makes the student feel persecuted, causing more shyness and less interest in the course.

It is important for students to feel safe at school and in the classroom. This applies to both physical and emotional issues. Psychological safety does not depend only on the teacher, but also on other students. The teacher’s task is to explain what a correct attitude is and to show how students can support each other.

A parent-friendly teacher does not mean a student-friendly teacher. But it is important to know that a teacher should never use physical force or exert moral pressure on students. Furthermore, punishments should not appear for any reason and a teacher should not make fun of a student, especially in front of others.

For the student to feel comfortable in class, he needs to know that there is a person responsible for him. A teacher who is able to control the room instills confidence in the students. For this, the teacher must be able to find a common language with the students. In this way, conflicts can be avoided and activities take place more naturally.

Research a little what other people think about the teacher. Talk to the parents of other students, learn about the teaching method and see how the teacher usually resolves conflicts. Perhaps the teacher has specific requirements.

Ask if you can attend a class to see what the teaching method is like. This can be discussed with the school board. Do not show up unannounced; this is not done and the school is not obligated to allow you to attend a class. If the school offers this possibility, take advantage of it. While in class, observe your child’s behavior, the energy in the classroom, and the teacher’s attitude toward the children.

Be a present parent and find out how your child and other children are doing. If performance drops in a specific subject and you notice that the same is happening with other students, it may be important to talk to the teacher.

Don’t forget that teachers are ordinary people and they do things that we all do in our free time. They also like to go out for a beer, go to the beach, concerts, shopping and also wear a bikini to the pool. In other words, teachers are only teachers in the classroom.

What other questions do you think we can ask our children’s teachers?