MY TEACHING METAPHOR

My English teaching and learning metaphor is based on a particular drawing of a teacher with a huge cap . To me, that cap is the reflective one, the one that all of us as teachers should have in our daily teaching practice. It helps us to think deeply about our role as teacher and the way in which we apply all the theory we know in order to make students learn more easily and in a more enjoyable way.

On the other hand ,the landscape surrounding the teacher is constituted by a tree in which I put the resources and tools I have to work, which can be many depending on how creative and innovative we are. Also, the grass is divided into three sections organized chronologically: On the left, it starts with the current reality which is the one we as teachers face  when we go to the classrooms. In most of the cases, that panorama is not a relieving one. 

Then, in the middle, we find two complementary educational concepts which are the obstacles and the steps to follow in order to cope with difficulties found in our daily teaching practice.Finally, on the right we find the desired reality which undoubtedly is the result of a hard work and the improvements got by doing our job as better as possible and putting all our effort on every single step we follow.

Hence, teaching is a dynamic and complex process that requires a multitude of decisions to be made. However, the advance planning required in creating language objectives allows teachers to better anticipate the children needs thus increasing the comprehensibility of the lessons.

   From this perspective, to meet my objectives I rely on the reflection process as a way to identify my weaknesses and strenghts in my teaching role,methods and strategies .

Teaching is a never ending learning process of gaining knowledge from new philosophies and new strategies, learning from the parents and community, learning from colleagues, and especially learning from learners. Learners have taught me to open my mind and my heart to the joys, the innocence, and the diversity of ideas in the world. Because of this, I can never forget how to smile and laugh with the learners to make teaching and learning and enjoyable experience for them and for me too.

Undoubtedly, I strongly agree that each student is a unique individual who needs a secure, caring, and stimulating atmosphere in which to grow and mature emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. It is my prime role as a mentor to help  and guide students to develop skills in the language learning area  by providing them a safe environment that supports  collaborative work as well as the development of child's natural curiosity.

Hence, when I teach them I can train students and contribute to their intellectual growth, as well as to gain new perspectives as reflective  teacher on  teaching and learning english. Also at examining the key ideas and assumptions that shape the production of knowledge in this field.