Role of a teacher in the modern age

It is time for teachers to embrace their new role in the classroom as a mentor to children. Teachers can guide students by being a positive role model for them. This is particularly for students who don't  have a positive influence at home.

By incorporating a teacher-mentor mentality in the classroom, Teachers can coach children to adapt learning methods that suit their own learning style.

The world is changing-we have seen a huge technological changes over the past few years. With the introduction of global influencers and access unheard of 30 years ago. Such as today’s children, like adults, having smartphones in their pockets. With 24/7 access to information highway of the internet. Everything they could possibly want can be found on a Wikipedia page. So how can a teacher possibly compete with that?

As children get older, students soon find that they can skip going to lectures as they can access the same information online in YouTube videos and webpages.It’s time therefore to realise we need to change the way we teach children to stay up date.

Children can find everything about a subject online in YouTube videos and webpages. But that may not even be the most thought-provoking or interesting way to learn the material. This is where teachers can step in and present the material in a new way. Technology can be used to guide children’s learning and engage them in lessons, rather than simply providing knowledge to them. Changing the role of a teacher from the 'front of all knowledge' or a mere instructor, to a mentor or a coach will instead lead the children to become more conscious about their learning. Also becoming more independent and active in the process and inspire them to become lifelong learners.

It's is time teachers move away from teaching what to think and learn, to showing how to think and learn.

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BY,

S. Bhavesh

Class 8