FUNCTIONS OF A TEACHER

[right]II-Functions of a Teacher :

The main function of a teacher is: intellectual leader of a social group (students/learners)
To achieve this leadership the teacher should:
1) Have an intellectual preparation in the subject matter

2) Be alert to body expression as signs of: _understanding
_puzzlement
_boredom
_feigned attention
For example it is important that the teacher is aware of the meaning of body expressions as indicative of the state of mind of the students, his degree of observation and comprehension.

3) Dominate the group in the sense that he should know more than his students (so intellectual domination) and that he should be the one to take decisions and not his students. If the teacher doesn’t dominate the group, this will create resentment on the part of the other students, resentment which will be expressed in the relation ship with teacher. This ability (to dominate the group) has to be used tactfully and sensitively but it must be possible.

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