Role Model of Character

Teachers as life changers have the power to either break or make a better future for their students and for them to be successful in this one, they have to make their students improve holistically. They need to impart knowledge in order for lifelong learning to happen, they have to hone their skills for preparation in life and most importantly, they have to inculcate values to their students, because only in this way they can make a better future, if competency is equal with character. One way for the teachers to do it, is by being a role model to them. And it’s an effective way, because values are caught not taught, if students can observe it through their teachers they can imitate and apply it. And that’s how my cooperating teacher inculcate values to his students. He has modeled it himself. One time, he told me that it is not wise to spend time yelling and making sermon to your students for them to behave well. You should be an example to them for them to realize things, especially students now, they hate teachers who always yell and consume time in disciplining. The hidden curriculum will do its part. Also, since my cooperating teacher handles literature classes he also integrate values and highlight the moral of the story to the students or sometimes he contextualized it in order for the students to relate on it and make the learning memorable and meaningful to them, that when they encounter problem same with the conflict they can apply what they have learned from the discussion. Learning this from him, is very useful for me as future English teacher. I can also apply his strategy to my future students I this way I made my learning useful and effective for me, and who knows one of my future students will also apply it in the near future.