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Article 2
Article 2
Gita Lama
International Teachers College
Alignment II
25 March 2017
SUMMARY AND REFLECTION 2
The author focus on significance of teachers and students relationship in the classroom.
Where teacher can motivate students through understanding of students feelings, providing
supportive classroom and listen and talk with students. Motivation plays a vital role to make
good relationship between teacher and students. The teacher can make a good classroom
environment if they encourage students in the classroom. The teacher must make meaningful
relationship, both individual and collectivist (pp 260) students. As a teacher, they must
understand students emotions and guide them to build their knowledge in academic area. The
teacher needs to make a comfortable environment for students to share their feelings. So, the
teacher needs to provide individual time (pp 261) for student because some students feel
comfortable to talk separate rather than in a group. The teacher needs to understands the
students sensitivity and their opinion which is the way to make a good relationship.
The good relationship is very important in every human being life. Specially, between
teacher and students because teachers can motivate and manage the classroom if their
relationship is good. In this article, the author Morganett says that, talking with and listening to
students is very important in enhancing teacher students relationship (pp 261). Some teachers
are not interested to talk with students and even some teacher like to talk, then they do not want
to listen students feeling. The teacher can know the student's situation and their level, if they
understand the students feelings. They can find students' problems where they can provide an
easy environment to teach. During my teaching practicum time, one student came late and she
was sitting at the last and she was crying. When I gave, class work I told her to involve with
other students in class activity. After class, I asked her about the problem and she shared her
SUMMARY AND REFLECTION 3
difficulties and I encouraged and gave some advices. At that time, she felt comfortable because I
was listening to her. But at that moment, I cannot make good relationship with her, if I only talk
without listening. When my cooperative teacher saw me with student she appreciated me to do
This article also talks about, if the teacher provides a tutor for students it is the one of
the way of motivate to students. Morganett says that, Identifying and using student tutors can
be an important step in providing all students with the individualized help they need (pp 263).
Yes, I agree with that statement because tutor can be helpful for those students who are a slow
learner and struggling with learning in the classroom which can be the motivational step for
them. However, I think the teacher must be careful to provide tutoring for students because
sometimes teachers choose those tutors where students feel uncomfortable to ask questions.
Some tutor judging on the students ability where the student feel discourages rather than
motivates. Therefore, to persuade students, teacher needs to pay attention on students feelings.
The Bible also says that, Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully
trained will become like the teacher (Luke 6:40). So, that, it depends on teacher how they teach
their students to take a shape. Effective teacher always encourages students to flourish in
mentally and spiritually. In the future, I will also provide the meaningful classroom situation to
motivate students because motivation is essential for students lives. Where I will pay attention
to students feelings. It helps me to build good relationship with students because good
Reference
Morganett, L. (1991). Good teacher-student relationships: A key element in classroom