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Ideal teacher needed for the school

Caring pedagogy

An ideal teacher should prescribed
Nodding’s pedagogy of care. A

teacher who is willing to offer a holis-

tic support to learners in terms of their
social, emotional and physical well-

being. In addition, the teacher should

be able to act in loco parentis (in the
place of the parent) while learners are

in the care. Extend this relationship to
include parents, community to ensure the effectiveness of teaching. This creates an atmosphere

in which learners are able to express themselves freely in schools and in society.

The idea of ‘care’ in education has
compelled teachers to re-evaluate

and re-assess their educational prac-

tices. Previously, the role of the
teacher was one that was confined

to monotonous educational activi-
ties. However, modern theorists like

Nodding and Goldstein have chal-
lenged the status quo by providing

compelling evidence on how much

care influences learning.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

~

Theodore Roosevelt

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