How to succeed in teaching ( for new teachers )

Teaching is a profession which needs dedication. Without it the aims and objectives of the work will be just an illusion.It is a time-consuming task which can be perfectly performed with hard work and effort. While you are through the on-going processes of teaching you need to widen your thoughts for the benefit of the kids you are catering and to make this possible you have to develop a good relationship between their parents. This will assist you to know more about your students and how they are doing while they are away from school.

The following will do you good to develop yourself, be familiar with teaching and go ahead in this field.

1) Get help from a mentor who is well-experienced in this field. Enquire about what you don’t know and share what you already know. Talk openly and let the mentor know about your personal experiences as a new teacher. Ask for better ideas and apply those methods in your classrooms.

2) Set classroom rules and let students follow them. Praise those who follow them and encourage the others to adhere them at all times.

3) Prepare yourself well for the lessons, which consists of games and other interesting activities and also colorful and useful teaching aids. This will make your students love and long for your lessons. As a result, you will see most of them getting wonderful scores and others improving in your subject area. The interested students will then not dare to misbehave in your class.

4) Time managing is vital for teachers. This is because if students are given adequate time for the assigned tasks they will occupy themselves well in them. If a lot of spare time is given they will possibly feel bored and involve themselves in unnecessary matters which might lead to misbehavior.

5) Be a person who follow the rules and regulations by those who are superior to you. For example: write lesson plans and keep them updated all the time.

6) Give importance to due dates and to organize yourself in a manner that you can complete the set tasks some time before the due dates.

7) As a teacher you need to be very good at observing and a be good listener. The normally quiet classrooms might at times turn out to be as noisy as a market place, due to some reason. If you are skillful at these two areas then you will be able to know what happened and could easily make it end by letting them know that you are observing them very carefully.

8) Teacher herself is a learner. So, make it a point that you read good books regarding teaching and enrich yourself with what you require.

9) Pending work will make you feel stressed and bored. In order to rid yourself  from this stressful situation you need to make plans do your work in a systematic way. For an instance you can keep a record of the tasks to be done, with clearly mentioned due dates and stick it somewhere you could easily see.

10) If in a child friendly classroom, you can always ask for suggestions from the respective parents and get to know their views about teaching. This could be much better if you could meet and talk to them in the absence of their children.

11) Teaching is not easy. You might come across certain debacles. If you come across such difficulties you would have to tackle it with tolerance. Think about it and get to know the cause for it. Try to bring variation to the method of teaching you use and know what is the best for your students and what is more reliable for you. This will help you to have the best control over your class.

12) Set your targets and work towards it ,with willingness and the needed effort,wonderfully.

                     Best wishes from Maee Miss.

Miss you…

This is just the beginning of the year 2010. This year the academic year for the Maldivian schools commence on 10th January. Almost all the preparations for this wonderful day would have been done by the people and the students of the academic institutions by now.

             

            

                    Pictures from: school.discoveryeducation.com

Being part of an academic institution is a pride. Serving in such a campus is far more interesting than just being a member of the institution. And being a teacher who belong to such a noble profession is the most fabulous of all. I am a teacher who teach primary students. But I am still spending time here in Singapore, thousands of miles away from my birth place,with my family. For a teacher her students mean a lot. For a wife her husband and children makes up her world. So, I probably am at a stop, in the middle of a junction. I am just longing to be in the classrooms with a batch of loving kids.

I hope I will be able to join my colleagues and see my students at least by 16th of this month. This is a fascinating holiday for me and my beloved son,but I really miss working in my profession. Through this piece of writing I convey my love for you, my dear students. 

                        - Loving wishes from: Maee Miss.

This is true.

We are here for a great purpose. Allah has sent us for the purpose of examining us.We have both ends in our lives from which we choose one.Either the good or the bad. Some prefer the good while the others deliberately go against it.

As we are human beings we are not perfect in our deeds. We need to stay away from some things which we think is the best at the time it is chosen, but may hinder our lives and the hereafter.The noble verses of Quran guides us towards what is good and leaves us to learn from the experiences of those who lived in the days of ignorance and those who came afterwards.There are plenty of other pathways having religious knowledge and solutions. Nowadays we find ourselves really lucky to get access to internet and other fast and affordable services as they are very useful,if used for the correct cause.

How many of us want to develop our minds? How many among us want a positive change? We all have twenty four hours for us,everyday.It is obvious that our work vary and the facilities or the resources available will be different too. But we as Muslims,should have one common aim in life.Though it should be as such, we all do not work  towards it. As previously said, it is the sole purpose of this life. It is  the purpose of getting a desirable pass in the test of this world.

Instead of preparing ourselves for the real-life test, a lot of us mingle in those things which are of interest to them, but of no benefits when in is considered in a long-term basis. There are a lot of activities which make us addicts, that gives us pleasure and joy. Some of them do have other strengths as well, like developing our minds and refreshing them. Even though these acts make you stay away from the righteous deeds. We unknowingly make ourselves occupied in these activities and neglect the most important duties of our lives like, praying and reciting Quran. Some of us also spend handful of money on their rather expensive wants than spending for the poor.Our lord, Allah created us and provided with wealth but, some of us are too stingy to spend their money on the way Allah mentioned in the holy Quran. Some among us really own a lot; houses, cars,resorts and many more. How many of them spend a portion of that money on the blessed voyage of pilgrimage? How many of you have heard about rich people who face their death having nothing. There are few of us who  leave empty handed with a short record of deeds. Who else other than Allah know how much sufferings they will experience in their grave and on the day of resurrection.

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It is true that we all need refreshing and fun-filled activities to help ourselves feel better. But we need to have certain limitations for them. We need to manage our time in a better way considering the perfect tidings of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Let the devil fail in it’s venture and be victorious by persuading yourself towards good deeds. Be strong in will power and yield the crop of this life for the harvest will benefit you in the end.

Lifeless but like real….

The sweet sound of a cuckoo chirping in a rhythmic way persuaded me to stand. I wanted to know more. My heart desired to see more and explore the natural beauty through our half- way -opened window. Time here is 6:29. Why am I here, awake and tired? I really don’t know why.

I went towards the window and moved the curtain to the left, quietly and slowly so that others sleeping here will not be disturbed. I did not want to ruin their ‘delicate dreams’. Every living being is fast a sleep except the busy sellers who are setting their tables and getting ready for their customers, at the market place. The cars in the parking zone are lost in their sleep after another busy day. I could hardly hear a car or two from a distance place. Everything here seems so dull. The colors present in the sky are intricate to name as it was surrounded with dark and immobile clouds.

Birds chirping are becoming much clear and audible, though they are out of sight. I wish I could see them chirping in the competitive tone; one after the other. Oh! That bird is chirping so sweetly. Maybe it is flying nearby.

Little by little, things are changing. Because of more light, more things are coming to sight. Lonely people are heading towards a destination of their choice. I don’t know where they are going. Certainly they are going to an important place. Otherwise they’ll not be awake and moving along , freshly, at this early hour.

The road is becoming busier now. Birds sound more active than before. But the time interval between their calls is long now. Trucks are seen moving around with their heavy backs. They are noisy but, without that, they would not be able to carry on with their responsibilities. I wonder how the neat row of the cars would sleep in this noisy environment. The grayish blue sky with fluffy white clouds are giving way to the reddish- pink ,still clouds, to make the sky glow with the colors and effects of the sunrise. A very essential one is not here, at this moment. Surely, it is the cold morning breeze! Where are you? When are you coming? The tall green trees are yet asleep. You can wake them up quite easily. I know you are really great in making them. This place still seems so gloomy in the absence of the moving leaves. Everything outside has got its own color now. It is lovely. It is filling my heart with joy. This is really interesting. I have never spent time like this ever. It’s wonderful to listen and see the gradual changes in the environment.