DeeEducator

‎A scholar once said "the most effective way of learning is practicing"
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‎I know you were not born a bookworm but constant engagement with books helps you develop your interest greatly.
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‎Don't forget, in consistency lies the power!
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‎Keep opening the books, bit upon bits, read with understanding and get engaged with it personally.
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Dear learner,
Take it personally!

‎MAKE IT PERSONAL!
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‎Reading is like having a conversation with what is written in the book, no matter the kind.
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‎Allow the content speak to you and respond to it with your understanding of what's being communicated in it.
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‎To engage properly with a book, avoid generalizing the experience by thinking it's just a book written to everyone.
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‎In a much better way, be directly connected to it by making it personal!



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She really cried that day....could she have forgiven him?
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‎It was a Friday morning....we were in our maths class.
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‎The teacher entered ready to scrutinize the assignment he had given us in the last period.
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‎His usually method was this - to solve the equation on the board before he went round checking our notes to see our performance.
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‎He did this with his usual instruction "all eyes should be fixed on the board, all pens down! "
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‎After a while, he started checking our notes and then came to one of us - she was the genius of my class, so to speak. He picked up the girl's note and then looked surprised....
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‎A loud slap on the girl's face changed the whole thing and then the whole class went dumb...
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‎"What could she had scored? What could he had seen?" we thought.
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‎"How were you able to copy what's on the board despite that I gave you my instructions not to write while I am making corrections" He spoke angrily
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‎With tears, she managed to mumble words. " Sir, I..... didn't" She sobs.
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‎One of us quickly raised her hands without thinking and spoke " Sorry Sir, she couldn't have copied your work....if everybody else did that, she that I know so well wouldn't!
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‎Another spoke along " We even saw her notes this morning before you came in, She had done the assignment already."
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‎Our maths teacher realized that he had reacted so fast, he became shorts of words then quickly adjusted himself and said "Hmmm ohhhhh really....well, it looked exactly the way I did it on the board...I thought she copied truly. Anyways, sorry about that, I apologize dear, and please, let me see you after class...
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‎The girl was asked to sit down and the class continued...Everybody watched her quietly sobbing till the end of the class...
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‎What do you think about the teacher's reaction?
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‎They are watching you!
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‎Dear teacher,

Students are good at observing their teachers.

They don't only see you when you teach;
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‎They notice how you talk outside of the classroom,
‎They watch you while you are alone,
‎They observe you when interacting with other students,
‎They listen when you are conversing with other colleagues,
‎They see you when you are interacting with parents,
‎They also observe when you are not in the school environment.
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‎Therefore, position yourself always to be found as that responsible teacher that reflects the beauty of that profession everywhere!!!



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‎‎Love what you do!
You are not just a teacher who works for a living but a shaper of destinies.
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‎Live what you do!
A teacher in the classroom and a teacher out there! To you, it's not just a job but a life you live.
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‎Wear what you do!
Not just the corporate clothes now, but an appearance that makes you perceived to be an instructor of knowledge.



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Dear learner,

‎Being passive in class won't help it!

‎Enjoy participating in what is being done in the learning environment.
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‎Considering the psychological and emotional wellbeing of your students can't be erased.
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‎Isolating the learner to have deep conversations with them can be very helpful.
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‎Many of them need someone to pour out their hearts to. They need encouragement, they need your comforting words, they need love and care!
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‎Dear teacher,
‎Be available!
‎Be that close confidant to your students!




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‎Considering the psychological and emotional wellbeing of your students can't be erased.
‎
‎Isolating the learner to have deep conversations with them can be very helpful.
‎
‎Many of them need someone to pour out their hearts to. They need encouragement, they need your comforting words, they need love and care!
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‎Dear teacher,
‎Be available!
‎Be that close confidant to your students!
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It was my first year in the senior secondary school when I had a memorable experience with my new class teacher.
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‎This was the incident...
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‎Now, we had a rule in my class, we were expected sign in and sign out of the class register for attendance daily with our class teacher.
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‎But unfortunately, on this fateful day, I was carried away with after-school activities (it was playing around, by the way) and so, I was still within the school environment with others who had not gone home.
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‎Later that afternoon, it dawned on me! "You have not signed your attendance today!" I thought and my heart sank.
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‎I quickly rushed down to her office, and luckily for me, she was still in the office about to close up for the day already.
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‎She knew what I came for and I did all the pleading I could do with tears already welling up in my eyes but she refused to let me sign. 'It's past the closing time, we will meet tomorrow!" she spoke sternly.
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‎The countenance on her face already passed the message.
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‎"You are in soup!" I thought to myself and the emotional me started crying and started to turn back to leave.
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‎I had taken some feet away from her office when I heard my name faintly.
‎"Did she just call me?"
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‎I dragged my feet back to the office with shame on my face agreeing to bear the consequences of my action.
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‎Getting back there, she looked at me face to face and saw how overwhelmed I had already been.
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‎You are a baby, I know" she said smiling...
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‎What do you want me to do?
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‎I said, with my voice shaking "forgive me ma and allow me sign out for today, I won't do that again"
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‎She felt the fear in me already and perceived that I was genuinely sorry for my action. She also knew that allowing me go home without calling me back can damage me for I had cried out my eyes in such a short period of time.
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‎She did sign my attendance that day and "the baby in me" was comforted.
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‎From this, I learnt as well that teachers should learn to understand how learners feel and relate with them with compassion.
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‎Dear teacher, it's good to be Disciplined but also be Empathetic!
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