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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN?

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In this 2015, TED TALK Erwin McManus shares his perspective on what makes us uniquely human. ”He challenges us to
understand that we are naturally creative, that we are the only species that is capable of creating our own future. We, in fact,
have the power to materialize the invisible, to create that which we can imagine. In addition, we have the capacity to imagine
ourselves different that we are, better than we are. In the end, the question is not “Will we create?”, but rather, “What will
we create?”
As a teacher, I have the capability to create the future of education, to make it better,

and what I can create is “ideal”

OUR RESEARCH SHOWS AN “IDEAL” TEACHER AS…

1. One who connects to children as human beings;

2. One who is a role model subscribing to a pedagogy of care;

3. One who is critically conscious, socially just and inclusive of all children;
4. One who is passionate about their area of study and instils the love and joy of

learning in a classroom;
5. One who is a creator of curriculum;

6. One who teaches from where children are;
7. One who is a teacher of language;

8. One who knows that true learning begins with a question and with a stimulus of
curiosity;

9. One who knows that that the work of learning extends outside of the classroom;
10. One who teaches today the kind of learning children need for tomorrow;

11. One who embraces the change 4IR will bring into the classroom;

12. One who is a lifelong learner, courageous to take risks, to try new and innovative
methodologies;

13. One who embraces diversity using the strength of many voices;
14. One who welcomes parents and communities as equal partners; and

15. One who is a researcher and leader leading sustainable change.

1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BdgVfhciSw