• Knowledge of the children:Responsibility of a teacher is to have complete knowledge about the children. The teacher must know the child psychology and sense to treat a clod.
• Art of Profession: Until and unless, students are not persuaded to work, the educational activities remain suspended. The teacher should be familiar with the art of persuasion, for the growth of attraction among the student.
• Guidance in Extra Curricular Activities: Extracurricular activities serve as the sources for practical training in life. Teacher should be a true guide in this respect.
• Knowledge of Examination and Tests: A teacher should conduct exams and tests in the class annually because …show more content…
Role of a Teacher: First of all it would be convenient to consider this characterization of the teacher’s role by Gerald Dykstra:
“…near automatons who stand up, call roll, talk a lot, give cues, ask simple content questions, check for comprehension, check for recall, keep records, discipline students, bestow grades and generally carry on with clerical tasks far below what their won level of ability might be.” (Dykstra 1978:4)
Essentially, teachers have two major roles in the classroom:
• to create the conditions under which learning can take …show more content…
The first is known as the ‘enabling’ or managerial function, the search for the proper conditions and means for teaching and the second the instructional function with the teacher as the so-called “instructor”.
A teacher can pursue his instructional role in a variety of modes. It is rare for a classroom language teacher to stick to only one mode during the course of a lesson. However, teachers tend to favor particular modes of instruction which suit the personality of the teacher, the materials being used, the expectations of the learners, the prescriptions of school administrators, the subject matter being treated, the preferences of teachers for certain types of classroom process or the teacher’s interpretation of the idea of ‘instruction’.
A teacher's role involves more than simply standing in front of a classroom and lecturing. In fact, even though a teacher spends the majority of the day in the classroom, the actual teaching component is only part of the job. An effective teacher understands that teaching involves wearing multiple hats to ensure that the school day runs smoothly and all students receive a quality education. The role of teachers are given