Teens of America often complain about the burden some homework requirements, exceptional extra curricular achievements etc that are required to be a good school student and also help them get into College. It is a dream of every student to get into Harvard, Yale, or other IVY colleges to get them set for life. Yet other students have different priorities: job, girlfriends, partying etc.
Here are some of the common things a teacher may say to hinder the performance of students in his or her class:
“Go home and study for the test tonight!”
This is a very common thing for a teacher to say before any test or daily in class, prompting students to get the work done, but saying so has adverse affects on students' work ethics. The teacher asks the students to study tonight, assuming that all students study at night time. There is a period after the school ends and the night begins that can be used for studying as well. But teachers, some of whom don't get to go home till much later assume that the students will study at night only. This, sub-consciously, may induce procrastination into students studying behavior.
“If you don't know this stuff, you shouldn't be in this class”
Meant to be a joke most of the time, this comment may cause a student's morale to become low. A job of a teacher is to teach. Some students are different and need more time in general to understand or to recall a taught subject matter. Making comments like these can definitely hinder a students' ability to gain knowledge or make students feel bad in general.
Here are some of the types of teachers that a student may encounter throughout their schooling life:
The Silent Teacher
Teachers that teach just course work and open his or her mouth just to blurt out course related details are intimidating teachers. These teachers do not make an effort to make him or herself affable to the student. This may demote the chances of a student asking questions relating to the course work.
The Over-Zealous Teachers
These are the teachers whose classes you wish you were in. Their class goes something like this: they have expectations very lenient in looks. As soon as a rule is broken a few times, they turn into the devilish teacher no one wants to have. The cool-teacher act was just an act after all. The students in these classes don't study for self-satisfaction, but teacher-satisfaction. Students go from feeling the freedom in schooling to feeling guilty and strive to please the teachers at all cost. This ends up making student unhappy with the course, and a feelings of being stuck in the course are common.
The-teacher-you-just-don't-understand
Every one has been in a course where the teacher tries to explain a concept that only a few kids understand, or seem to understand, and grades of students are generally bad. Student feels very inadequate and a loser in class because he or she compare his or herself to the smartest kids in the class. These are the classes that students skip or sleep in. There are a few factors the teachers need to understand. First, not every one learns at the same pace, so slow down a little. Another approach to teaching the material may help. Such as group projects, activity based learning etc.
The Hot Teacher
Every one attends his or her class! Not for the information but for the goods. No fault of the teacher personally, except for being hot. Teacher really has an impact on student besides the whole sex appeal. A teacher like this can teach all the course work with perfect clarity because they already have the student's attention. If they make themselves confusing, or demanding, the student - believe it or not - loses interest.
The Perfect Teacher
Although yet to be made, or trained, this teacher would have all the qualities that a teacher should have. He or she would make sure every person in the class is on the same page, homework is moderate, grades are high, deadlines are reasonable, and there is plenty of time in their class to finish all the work. Even though near the end of the year when all the other courses tend to stress out students, this teacher will understand and make deadlines further lenient while making sure all the information for the exam is clear to each student. These are the teachers that teach introductory courses. Their class sizes are small, and students also are generally of the same intelligence level, possibly all close friends.
