The most important role of a teacher I feel is being a positive role model. You are with your students for 6 hours a day 5 days a week, and for most of the kids in the class that is the most time they have spent with another adult other than their parents or possibly a family member. The kids look up to you and whether you realize it or not and so I feel that it is important to always keep a positive attitude and do your best so the students see that as a positive thing and want to be positive as well.
In observing in the classroom the teacher always greets each student as the come in to class which sets the tone for the day with the students. As she has talks to each one there is always one or two students that responds with some kind of negative response or a negative story about something that may have happened to them that morning and she is always good to listen but tries to turn it around into something positive so the student doesn't continue to dwell on the negative.
As I watch these kids the ones that listen to what the teacher says and turns it positive have a better time in class. They appear to be ready to learn, want to learn and participate in discussions. Those that don't and dwell on all the negative aren't ready to learn, they don't want to participate and they have negative comments to make during discussions. I have even seen the teacher pull the student aside and have them go get a drink of water and come back with a more positive attitude.
I think as a teacher it's got to be hard to always appear positive, but it can have such a huge impact on your students and the outlook that they have on life. You never know how your positive attitude may impact those around you and it creates a better atmosphere in your classroom.
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