What is Teaching?

Restty Lenette Olarte Antique

Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English III

Jasper Eric C. Catan, EdD, LPT

List down 20 insights/realizations you learned after watching the video. Explain each of
your insights
1. Teaching is a highly complex skill.
➢ It tests teachers' ability to predict how their students will react and interact in
the classroom.
2. Teaching involves a deep understanding of the subject matter.
➢ The teachers' knowledge should be sufficient to cover the subject of
instruction from the moment they enter the classroom.
3. Teaching is an ability to explain complex issues in simple ways.
➢ Explaining the problems and providing solutions through effective
communication makes the job easier for both the teacher and the students.
4. Teaching requires an understanding of psychology and pedagogy.
➢ Teachers should be familiar with a variety of teaching methods in order to
know what to do as instructors when it comes to providing learning activities
and learning assessments.
5. Teaching requires a wide range of management skills.
➢ An important practical ability for teachers to have for the effective functioning
of a classroom organization.
6. Grouping students by ability doesn’t work effectively.
➢ The students' chance to collaborate with people at different academic levels is
limited when the class is divided into groups based on academic ability.
7. Giving students unearned praise doesn't work.
➢ Getting praised by the teacher can make the students become dependent for
validation.
8. Students can discover complex concepts by themselves.
➢ They are able to understand and dissect ideas in their own and specialized
knowledge to comprehend.
9. Master instructions have high exceptions and maximize the lesson time.
➢ That extra time would likely make a significant difference for every student,
but particularly those who are struggling learners.
10. They combine high-quality instruction with pedagogical content knowledge.
➢ In teaching, they provide general knowledge of instructional methods to the
class
11. They don’t teach a subject, they teach their students tutoring or assisting
professionals.
➢ Teachers use an old teaching method which plays an important role in the
learning process.
12. Teachers need regular professional feedback on the job.
➢ Giving them comments and criticism will serve as a reward for them in order
to see their students grow and learn.

13. Teachers who receive precise instruction together with specific regular feedback from
a lead teacher will improve the most.
 ➢ Getting clear directions and guidance creates an improvement inside the
classroom.
14. Asking students for feedback improves teaching.
➢ Getting an assessment and reaction from the class serves as an improvement
tool and performance measure for the teachers.
15. Greeting students at the door so they feel welcomed and acknowledged of their
existence.
➢ This will set a positive tone and increase engagement and reduce disruptive
behavior.
16. Top teachers get students to learn 50% more each year than an average instructor.
➢ Skilled teachers who are teaching with experience are more effective in the
classroom.
17. Great teachers first get their students excited and then keep their attention through
storytelling.
➢ This is one of the best ways to communicate and engage with the students.
18. Leadership makes a big difference.
➢ Great leaders create a vision serve as a motivation and inspiration to the
followers
19. Use a strong voice and don’t stop talking until they have everyone’s attention.
➢ This will give a teacher’s authority inside the classroom and gain the students’
respect.
20. Teachers help to develop social skills, discipline, and character.
➢ They impart knowledge which makes them a role model for the students’
development inside the classroom.

Narrate your reason/s why you chose to become a teacher. Is this your personal choice?
If yes, why? If not, share your reasons and other thoughts.

Being a daughter of a teacher, there’s a possibility that at a young age, you can really
say that you are going to follow the footsteps of your parents, which is to teach, but in my
case it’s not. When I was in kindergarten, I could still remember going up to the stage during
our culmination and my exact line was “when I grow up ,I want to be a nurse.” Taking
education as a course for college was only my second choice, I am into the medical field.I
was in senior high when I finally decided that I will be taking Bachelor of Science in Medical
Technology but unfortunately, for some reasons, I have to go with my second choice which is
Education. Coming up with the last minute decision was not an easy adjustment, but with the
help of my parents, I slowly accepted the fact that education is for me. Despite not going with
my dream course, I am enjoying the field I am with right now.