IX- HOW USEFUL IS TVYL IN OUR WAY TO BECOME AN ELT TEACHER

Becoming a teacher is something amazing. Teachers have the power to transform not only children’s lives but also parents’ lives. During this time we had the opportunity to be teachers, and we realized that teachers have a big commitment . This opportunity was only a little piece of what teaching really is, and so far it is clear that teaching to  children is easier than teaching to teenagers or even to adults because children are motivated to learn new things.

Now we know a little bit about teaching to little kids, and we learned a lot from them although we did not spend all the period of class with them. For instance, we must know the things that teaching to very young learners require and if the students enjoy the activity or not. If not they will figure out that we are not well prepared, so we have to take into account the possible problems children could have.

What this means is that we as teachers must know our students’ attitude because they are all different and have different attention sapans. We must take care of them and not only teach a simple class but also prepare them for life.

Besides, this time we spent teaching little kids was very useful because we learned how to prepare the classes and planned the activities we developed, and all the things we saw in classes were useful too. Since the moment we know that being a teacher is being a role model for the students, we have to be their ideal of what being an adult means.

We have to know that even if we are the teachers we do not know everything because we are learners too. Also, we have to keep in mind that even the students that seem like the less interested are those who teach us how our class must be presented in order for them not be bored or less interested.

We have to remember that: “The mediocre teacher tells; the good teacher explains; the superior teacher demonstrates, and the great teacher inspires” – William Arthur Ward.