•Why is it important
for a teacher to understand the issue of student diversity?
There will not be a
blanket effect when teaching carried out. Every student has a different way of
learning/attitude towards learning. A teacher has to know that there will be
students at the tail ends which require special attention (bell-curve).
•How could student
diversity impact upon a teacher’s ability to manage his/her classroom and
student learning?
A teacher will have
to ensure that most of the students are able to fall within the “net” of what
they are trying to teach, and also making sure that additional resources/time
are available to help with the tail-ends. A teacher would also have to utilise
several methods of classroom management and know that some students can simply
be unresponsive no matter what he/she does.
•What is the concept
of ‘unconditional teaching’?
Unconditional
teaching entails that we look at the child as a “whole”, and that we have to be
those who encourages them even in the face of failure/misdemeanour. The child
must be able to understand that a teacher’s care/concern is not related to
their academics but is a genuine action towards treating students as human
beings too.
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