How to Put More Pizzazz Into Your Teaching... By Mike Moore
A teacher with pizzazz has a fundamental respect for the opinions of other people. And when that comes across, your students warm up to you, and can be free and comfortable to disagree. Remember no one has a monopoly on wisdom and insight.
We’ve
got to be able to allow our students to challenge us without
becoming
upset or angry or threatened. We're not there to teach students what to think
but how to think and how to think involves being bold enough to challenge and
disagree.
So
a teacher with pizzazz is bold enough to stand up and express their opinions
but express them in a way that is not going to deny the authenticity and the
validity of the opinions of others.
Your
opinions will add to the debate on any topic. I have been in the classrooms of
teachers who were terrific until somebody stood up and challenged them. As soon
as the challenge was issued they became defensive, venomous ,reactionary and
used the power of their platform to shoot down the “offending” member of the
class.
We
should always be confident enough in our opinions and our own background and
experience that we don't have to shoot down the opinions and ideas of others
when they happen to disagree with ours. A pizzazzed teacher has this ability in
my opinion.
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This is
an excerpt from How to Be a Teacher with
Pizzazz.
(30 Pages of Strategies,Tips and Techniques)
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