Teachers and education play a major roll in our world economy. For a while we have realized that the academic achievement of school children threatens, in the words of President Obama, " the U.S's role as an engine of scientific discovery" and ultimately its success in the global economy. Low achievement of American students will prevent them from accessing good high paying jobs. I agree as lower achievement often means slower growth in the economy.
There is much that the teacher can do to promote social development in a student. Students tend to fall into four basic social categories in the school setting:
1) Rejected
2) Isolated
3) Controversial
4) Popular
Teachers play a major role in a students social development when the teacher recognizes one or more of these problems, they can ask the child's parents to come in for a conference to discuss the child's social status and needs. I don't believe that a teacher should ignore the problem that a student is having and hope it will go away. This could be the child's break through that could help them socially for the rest of their lives.
Research by Diana Hess suggests that many educators try to keep politics out of their teaching. This is done often to avoid accusations of bias and to provide students with space to explore different political positives; while allowing them to make up their own mind about them. I agree that teachers should not display their political views in the classroom, because this is something I believe should be left in the hands of their parents.
When teachers prepare our students in the classroom they are able to go out and achieve success. The teacher has a clear conscious that he or she has done all they could do to promote this success. When a child grows up in life they will choose which way they want to go, and the teacher has laid the foundation for them to go there.
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