Wednesday, 3 July 2019

The quality not the quantity of teachers that counts

Posted to Facebook on 4/7/2019 at 9:18 AM
The quality not the quantity of teachers that counts


The problem is about quality NOT quantity. While good quality teachers is important, the non-academic “quality” of the students plays a more important part in the end result.

The society and parents MUST take responsibility about the behaviour of the school students. Not all students can be dealt with just gentle words of encouragement to fix their problems in the classroom.

In a well disciplined class with students who are more homogeneous in most respect, a teacher is able to manage and conduct a much larger class especially in early school years.

The concept of mixing students with big difference in level of competence in favour of social interaction is a myth. The outcome is producing more half baked performers rather than students of excellence.

Life experience is valuable in dealing with students who are very testng and demanding. Being able to “predict” a student’s next move can put a stop to unnecessary disruption

School curriculum can do with some serious revemping. That is another topic I shall discuss next time.

Thank you for reading.