Question

How can we as future educators avoid demeaning phrases or body language against students? I am specifically talking about the times when the class is out of control or you are simply frustrated with the class and say or do something you don't mean.

Answer 1

Educating is an art not a science or math which can run on formulas or a given set of facts which can be solved by applying a method at any given point of time.

The basic requirement of any educator is patience and being humble, once a person is humble and knows when he can take a break from the required subject and also give the needed break for even if its for a few seconds to its students.

The art comes from experience and thus if a person has sufficient experience of handling a student as per his necessity can gain a control of a class of students whenever he needs.

However, one has to be strict as and when they feel the need to do so and especially when there s a need or the same.

Some of the factors are to be considered are to make a student realize that its just a phase of life if they are old enough and develop a maturity among them.This can be achieved by being humble, gain control, keeping a friendly attitude, know that everything will not happen as per your wish, don't be moody or remove the anger of others on your students, don't target the weak ones and help them grow.

Basically try to be one of them for most of the time and change as and when required but within limits so that you can get back within the earlier attitude.