I am a peacemaker-teacher, if there is such term. -smile-
Every teacher has an ultimate goal they want to achieve. Any goals that lead to their students' achievement of the lesson objective in the classroom, during the term, semester, or school year.
I am one of them. My ultimate goal is 'making a difference'.
Every time I prepare myself for a new class I am assigned to, I know, I want to make a difference. I want to make a difference in my students' life. It is not enough to learn a material. It is more than this. The connection, the motivation, and the appreciation, the expectation, the enjoyment, the passion I have for the subject I teach, and the enthusiasm. They are all contagious!
In my classroom, peace means secured.
Students are motivated to learn when they feel secured. And as their teacher, it is important for me to make sure that our classroom is a safe environment where everybody can share their opinions, ask questions, make mistakes and learn from them, can succeed.
In our classroom, peace means smile.
I love smiling. I do!
I have found out that when I smile, my students usually smile to me. The smile tells them that they are welcomed in the classroom.
In our classroom, peace means being seen.
I will do whatever it takes to remember my students' names. All of it. Although I must admit that it is not an easy thing to do, but I have tried my best and so far, I harvest the good memory of their names.
We all know that by addressing someone with their names, we are opening doors for the same person to share more about their problems and difficulties during the learning process. It has happened in my classroom!
In our classroom, peace means trust.
This part still relates to my first point of peace. I need my students to trust me that I can help them succeed in their learning. They need to also trust themselves that they can succeed in the lesson. Of course, this part needs consistent motivation from the teacher in general. According to my experience, not every student is bound to learn English. They learn it due to many reasons, and it is our responsibilities as the teacher to motivate them and to show them why it is interesting to study the lesson and what will they have when they have accomplished the learning target.
