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AN IDEAL TEACHER IS A…

…Teacher that is a role model to the learners by being

able to relate to the learners in such a way that the

learners can be able to feel free in that classroom.

“An ideal teacher is a role model and he/she subscribes to a
pedagogy of care (Nodding, 1988) because the emotional,
physical and social well-being of children a primary concern
(in line with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs) before successful
teaching and learning is possible”

“An ideal teacher knows that true learning begins with a question, with a stimulus of curiosity and
discovery and in an environment where learners feel safe enough to fail. The concept of failing

forward (learning from mistakes) is rewarded and acknowledged”

…By introducing multiple intelligence because learners are

gifted differently and we as teachers we need to care for them

in order to be able to identify what type of learning they are

comfortable with unlike just teaching learners only to see and

find out that they are failing. So, if we know that in this

classroom we have learners that learn best at just hearing we

should be flexible with our teaching strategies.

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