Another topic we have worked with our sociologist espert on the 16th of January is self-esteem. One of the factors which alters self-esteem is the so-called "self-fullfilling prophecy". Perhaps with an exemple we will understand better this phenomenon.
Let's imagine a child whose last year marks are excellent; we, as teachers, will think that this child is intelligent and hard-worker and we will expect great things of him; at the same time, the child will perceive that we are expecting a lot of good things of him and in a way he will be boosted to improve himself, and the consequence will be that the prophecy is accomplished. The other side of the coin is that if we think that the child is lazy or unable to learn, he will perceive it and in the end the hypothesis will become true. In conclusion, teachers must believe that all their students are capable of getting good performances and let the students know it.
In order to prove that to our students, we must try to highlight their achievements and not to insist on their mistakes. In this way, students will feel happier and more satisfied with themselves and at the same time their performances will increase because they will not be afraid of the mistakes.
A good advice is to correct only one mistake at a time, and always insisting on the importance of trying once and again. Moreover, our students must not be afraid of commiting errors since it's the mistake which will help us to learn.
Regarding student diversity, we cannot treat all our students in the same way.They are different, they need different stimuli and support and they will develop differently but the most important thing is that they will achieve their maximum level with our help.
Let's imagine a child whose last year marks are excellent; we, as teachers, will think that this child is intelligent and hard-worker and we will expect great things of him; at the same time, the child will perceive that we are expecting a lot of good things of him and in a way he will be boosted to improve himself, and the consequence will be that the prophecy is accomplished. The other side of the coin is that if we think that the child is lazy or unable to learn, he will perceive it and in the end the hypothesis will become true. In conclusion, teachers must believe that all their students are capable of getting good performances and let the students know it.
In order to prove that to our students, we must try to highlight their achievements and not to insist on their mistakes. In this way, students will feel happier and more satisfied with themselves and at the same time their performances will increase because they will not be afraid of the mistakes.
A good advice is to correct only one mistake at a time, and always insisting on the importance of trying once and again. Moreover, our students must not be afraid of commiting errors since it's the mistake which will help us to learn.
Regarding student diversity, we cannot treat all our students in the same way.They are different, they need different stimuli and support and they will develop differently but the most important thing is that they will achieve their maximum level with our help.
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