Assignment 26

1. Teachers contribute wisdom to the students that can give

insight both into the nature of childhood generally as well as the
distinctive characteristics of individual children by possessing
psychological knowledge about the development stages of children. In
this way, they will know what to do to the different types of children
that they handle every day. Every child is unique, hence; he requires
different teaching style. We all know that we should see to it that our
teaching style should match the age and characteristics of the
children we are teaching. Again, being knowledgeable about the
nature of child is an advantage in making us an effective teacher.
Let’s cite for example a certain class in a public school. As we all
know, a typical class is usually composed of boys and girls. Since
boys and girls have different preferences, we should make sure that
our class activities suit them. Knowing that boys are physically
stronger than their female counterparts, we should assigned them
tasks that require force such as lifting heavy objects or scrubbing the
floor. Girls on the other hand, should be given with lighter tasks such
as sweeping the yard or washing the dishes. Gender sensitivity should
not only be observed during cleaning time but during classes as well.
Several studies reveal that students acquire more knowledge and
wisdom if they are the learning environment is conducive to learning
and if the teaching strategies used by the teachers also suit their
personalities.