Showing posts with label quality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quality. Show all posts

Friday, November 8, 2013

"The Quality of Student Learning Outcomes is Directly Dependent on the Quality of the Teacher?” : My Claim

The quality of student learning outcomes is directly dependent on the quality of the teacher. For me, this is true. Being an excellent teacher involves adhering to the codes of ethics of teachers because it is the mandate of being a professional teacher. To provide excellent student learning outcomes, a teacher must know the strengths and weaknesses of his/her students, use appropriate instructional materials to deal with multiple intelligences and must address the needs of the students to attain a higher level of education. If adversities happen during the instruction period, the teachers know the measures to do in order to continue effectively and efficiently the teaching procedure. He/She must be resourceful and must use alternatives if the intended means of instruction is not available or feasible. An educator must also know and understand the background of the students that influences their performance in school.

         But, in this present time when there are a lot of problems and intervening factors that affect education, the outcome of education is not 100% quality. With those personal/societal/environmental problems and factors in mind, teachers are greatly affected by it and eventually cannot practice their profession to its perfection in which leads to another problem on the human resource management. 

Quality Teaching: A Personal Outlook

For me, quality teaching is having excellent learning outcomes of student not only focus on academic but in attitudes and values developed as well. If my students are doing well, therefore I can say that I’m executing good teaching.
I haven’t been teaching yet but based on my past experiences as a catechist in the church and a volunteer for a local summer reading program, I wanted to give my students something that can help them appreciate the beauty of life and to survive it as well. I wanted to give significant insights that have impact on their lives and will lead them to a brighter future. For me, there is a significant difference between teaching for the benefits and teaching for the students. Teaching is more that the salary you receive. Teaching is what the outcome is. I wanted my students to be professionals someday and to be a good contributor to the society. I always encourage them to be best that they can be, to study hard and to do everything to have education all for the glory of the Almighty God.