Are You the Perfect Teacher

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1.You expect the students to alwaysbehave a certain way inside the classroomand are quick to correct them if they fall

out of line2.You become visibly upset when kids dontgive the correct answer.3.You give strict guidelines for projects and

give deductions to students who dontfollow them to the letter.4.You dislike students who cant follow thelesson.


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5.You feel that you ve failed when a lot of students get low quiz scores.6.You follow your lesson plan to the letter in allof your classes, and feel bad when you are notable to deliver the lesson on time.7.When checking papers ,you tend to look formistakes in students work first before lookingat it as a whole.8.You are always striving to impress yourstudents, parents and your peers.9.You re not comfortable with teachers whodon t follow your standards.


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10 .The deadline is looming, but you feel your work is not good enough.You d rather miss thedeadline than turn in something that isn tto your liking.11 .You are often afraid to use new teachingstrategies because you may not be good at them.12 .You always comment when another teacher orstudents makes a mistake no matter how small itis.


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HOW TO SCORE:Add up the number of times you answered true to the statements above.9-12 statements true You are probably aperfectionist .You tend to have very highexpectations and push yourself and others to thelimit.You may even feel like a failure when thingsdont go your way.Your drive is commendable,but

your fear of failure is causing you unnecessary stress and putting pressure on others.Theres adifference between success and perfection; thefirst is attainable, the second is not.


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5-8 statements true - You haveperfectionist tendencies .You aim for highstandards,but back down when it doesnot seem possible.You become upsetwhen things dont go your way,but youdont let your feelings affect the outcome.

However,youre probably quite criticalof yourself and others.Catch yourself when you see that youre giving in to theneed for perfection and relax beforemoving forward.Youll see that life will be more fun andsatisfying!


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1-4 statements true You are likely to be arealistic individual.You set goals for yourself and your students that

are attainable.You can adapt to change andwelcome it when it can further enhance learning.You can accept failure and learn from it.You areeasily satisfied by students who are simply trying

their best,which in turn boosts their self esteem.Your teaching style is likely to be relaxed andhealthy.Good going!


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LOOSEN UP!1.Tell yourself and your students that it isok to make mistakes .,because you canlearn from them.2. Look at the effort and not the grade.In thiscase the end is not greater than the means.3. S et realistic goals in and outside theclassroom .4. S top the criticism.5 .Try something new.Dont be afraid of knowing what to expect.


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TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHTON CURRICULUM

DEVELOPMENT

The Essentialist School

The Progressive School


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The Essentialist SchoolConsiders the curriculum as something rigid consisting of discipline subjects.Its approach is authoritative and the teachers role is to assign

lessons and recite recitations.It is book- centered and the methods recommended are memorywork,mastery of facts and skills,and development of abstractintelligence.

No interest in social action and ignores completely relation tolocal community and life activities.Learning is a realization ,not a creation.


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The Progressive SchoolIncludes the pragmatists,experimentalists

,reconstructionists,materialists andexistentialists,conceives of the curriculum assomething flexible based on areas of interest.

It is learner centered .Its factor of motivation is individual achievement .The role of the teacher is to stimulate direct

learning process.

It uses a life experience approach to fit the studentfor future social action.Its major emphasis is individual life activities


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D ifferent Theories, D ifferent Emphasis

There is the curricular emphasis uponsubject matter for the mind,with priority in

value given to literature,intellectualhistory,ideas of religion,philosophy,andrelated studies.There is the curricular emphasis on

observable fact,the world of things.


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School which stresses the importance of experience process.

The learner must learn skills ,acquireknowledge and make decisions.

The school which defends its purposethrough the tenets of scholasticism.


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