Teachers occupy a very vital position in any society, everyone at one point or the other passed through teachers- nursery, primary, secondary and even tertiary institutions. No matter the position you occupy in the society today, a teacher must have taught on your way, except you’re a ghost (laughs).
Unfortunately, teaching is one of the most unappreciated
professions in our society is teaching. Many see the teaching profession as a
“no good” profession. This attitude has done a lot of harm to the educational
sector of our beloved country.
To get the best out of teachers, certain things especially
our attitude and mindset about the profession and the practitioners have to
change. Teachers need to be more appreciated and at the same time, teachers
should also see themselves as occupying a pivotal role in the society’s
development and progress. One way or the other, what the society has become
today points to how well the teachers have performed their professional and social
responsibilities.
One of the key responsibilities of teachers is the capacity development of their wards.
During my National service year, I realized how important the development of
the capacity is. There was a particular student who had been written off due to
his academic performance, I took interest in this boy and fortunately for him,
I was made the Social Director. So apart from my primary assignment as a Corps
member, I was charged with the responsibility of setting up and running the
social activities of the school.
Fortnightly (on Fridays), we had our social activities and
this boy had the opportunity to showcase his natural (comedy) talent and in no
time, his (academic) performance improved to the bewilderment of all. I am
deeply convinced that the opportunity that was given to this boy to exhibit his
talent played a vital role in reawakening his battered self-belief which influenced his academic performance.
As a teacher, no matter how bad your student’s academic
performance is it is your responsibility to bring him or her on track- getting
the best out of him or her. At times, it could be due to some psychological
effect, family issues, background etc. many factors are responsible for the
performance of a student so, dear teacher help that child- inspire him to
believe in himself.
On the other hand, parents and other stakeholders in this
sector have roles to play. For our society to get better, we all must be
willing to contribute-helping our brothers, sisters, children, neighbors out
with things such as homework, extra lesson to mention a few.
Gifts and other forms
of reward will also go a long way in motivating that child to do better.
Members of the society, parents and guardians should also
cultivate the habit of appreciating teachers- give them surprise visit, gifts,
know and celebrate them on their special days. These are just few things we can
do to appreciate and inspire these people (teachers).
Government and school owners, paying salaries and other entitlements
(of Teachers) as at when due will go a long way in spurring them on for better
performance not forgetting the importance of rewarding excellent performance
among teachers.
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