Teachers and Teaching

Definition

“ A person who teaches,

especially in a school.”

(Oxford Online
Dictionary)
 Types of Teachers
1. Boring 4. Bad

2. Fun 5. Lazy

3. Strict 6. Perfect
 Qualifications

 A Secondary School Degree

 A Bachelors Degree

 An Official Teacher Preparation Or Credential

Program That Includes Students Teaching
 Interview Questions
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What type of reading program did you use in
student teaching?
3. If I walked into your classroom during reading time,
what would I see?
4. Tell me what you know about the 4-block Literacy
Model.
5. What is your personal educational philosophy?
6. If you could design the ideal classroom for the
elementary grades what would it look like?
1. Which subject area do you believe is your
strength, which is your weakest? What steps will
you take to improve in this area?
2. What are the most important or worthwhile
qualifications of a good teacher?
3. What are your strengths and weaknesses as a
teacher?
4. Describe your student teaching successes and
failures?
5. Describe a good lesson, explain why it was
good.
6. How would you go about planning a lesson?
1. How would you identify special needs of
students?
2. What methods do you use for classroom
management? Describe one difficult incident
with a student, and how you handled it.
3. How would you handle difficult parents?
4. Give me an example of a rule or procedure in
your classroom?
5. What methods have you used or would you
use to assess student learning?
6. What does being "at-risk" for school failure
mean?
1. What are some of the factors/conditions that
might put a child at-risk?
2. What experience have you had
incorporating computers in a classroom?
3. What grade level would you be most
comfortable teaching?
4. Are you a team player? If so, please give me
an example.
5. What was the last educational book you
read?
 Skills
• Be able to cooperate with other teachers
• Explain new concepts
• Engage students in learning
• Manage classroom
• Solve problems that may arise
• Facilitate social relationships
• Serve as a role model
• Supervise activities
• Attend meetings
• Deliver Instructions based on individual needs
 More Skills
• Understanding • Humour
• Kindness • Confidence
• Persistence • Compassion
• Creativeness • Professionalism
• Curiousness • Maturity
• Optimism • Patience
• Flexibility • Enthusiasm
• Hard work • Dedication
 Duties
 Plan lessons that teach specific subjects
 Teach whole groups or small groups
 Assess and evaluate students abilities
 Prepare students for standardized tests
 Communicate student progress to parents
 Develop and enforce classroom rules
 Extra Duties
 Accompany students in field trips
 Supervise study halls
 Help with the organisation of school
functions
 Serve as supervisors for extracurricular
activities
 Student discipline
 Dress Code
Even if our capabilities as teachers are
more important than the way we dress,
our clothes can have a great impact on
how students look at us.
A teacher should wear decent clothes
that reflects professionalism, self
confidence and authority.
First impression is very important when
we work with students.
 Time
For primary school teachers the
program is from 8:00 to 14:00 a week
and for high school teachers from 8:00
to 20:00 with some dead hours.
Weekends are free!!!
 Salary

The main salary scale is from 800

RON to 1200 RON. It may be increased if
you have advanced skills or progress into
leadership roles and additional payments
for those who take on extra charges.
Reasons to become a teacher
The Schedule
The energizing environment
Paid vacations
Job security
Intangible rewards
Inspiration for students
Giving back to the community
The sense of belonging
The novelty
Continuous learning
The relationships
The sense of purpose
Prestige
 Reasons not to become a
teacher
Low payment
Stress
Keeping up with technology
Unsatisfied parents
Difficult children
Classes are too big
Too much work for the pay
Top ten things no one tells you about
becoming a teacher
o Having to poop or pee while you are also teaching a
room full of children is excruciating.
o Your attention span doesn’t get a break.
o You have mannerism and ticks that you exhibit all the
time , but have never been aware of.
o Its not the pay that really sucks ; its all the extra
hours youll spend at school (physically and mentally).
o You will become that old person who says that all
music, television, movies kids like now are bad… and
just like them, you will be wrong .
• The schools principal may be your boss, but
the schools bookkeeper , secretary owns your
soul.
• All the stuff you hear about how far behind
Romanian students are compared to the rest
of the world become ancient news.
• Don’t assign seats on the first day.
• Do not base your future in the teaching
profession on your first year in the classroom.
 The role of a teacher
• Provider of resources
• Initiator of activities
• Motivator of learners
• Informant to learners and participant in the
lesson
• Classroom organiser
• Confidence builder
 “ Being a teacher is a holy
job.”

(An English teacher from Turkey)