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Chapter 2-Suggestions
Chapter 2-Suggestions
literature and studies, both foreign and local, related to the challenges
Conceptual Literature
Foreign
Challenges Encountered
myriad of dilemmas that take place in the classroom with all students
flung schools is that they are having a hard time because children in
less able to help their children learning. Parents in rural areas are less
educated themselves so they have less ability to provide support for
their children. Further, homes in rural areas are often ill equipped to
meet the needs of children to study, and often lack facilities like
classrooms that are growing in size and may contain students who
one can stop a child from misbehaving, the more likely it is that a
The Bill of Rights (Act No. 108 of 1996, Section 24) stated that
become unhappy with their chosen job. Fortunately, there are ways in
in areas with high student population but few teachers. For many
generally. Such work may eventually contest the norm of the graded
school.
divides the time for a training session into the number of grades in the
similar to each other in terms of age and sex having fewer differences
Coping Mechanisms
New teachers are in the process of coping up not only to their
inevitable because nothing stays the same. Some changes are harder
struggling with how we are feeling, we need to be able to ask for help
happy all the time (Samaritans, n.d.). This indicates that asking for
help can help teachers to deal positively with their problems. The
and have used before, at other times we need to ask for help. If
they must reach out to someone for support. This support could be
quality of a great leader to make good decisions and to live with it.
Some people are born with this skill, however most of us are incapable
area is against their will. Others say it is their destiny. Others even
blame God. These life experiences and all the things that influence us
what it brings.
Teachers’ Performance
to entering the field, the more likely this will lead to a rate of two to
Drummond, 2014).
achievement.
As new teachers experiences things, they learned at the same
can tell whether bad luck may not, after all, turn out to be good luck.”
should consider because veryone has a role to play so the more people
involved, the more exciting and successful the teaching process can be
New teachers in the far-flung areas develop also the value of having
(Kiam, 2014).
reasons is most of the time the main reason why neophyte teachers
accessible road requires stamina and courage. This is most likely the
their own, adjustment when they move from one culture to another,
being homesick, dealing with the pupils, and being underpaid and
resort to hiking since the river is too risky to pass through, and hiking
is a struggle for them. The sticky mud, jumping over canals and some
supplies and other needs for the entire week or a month. Despite the
situation, teachers in far-flung areas have not ceased from constantly
wearing cheerful faces and optimistic outlook for the love of work and
to inspire the lives of the children who are patiently waiting for every
start of the week for their love and care, and that somehow change
Teachers are the one that is willing to sacrifice their time, money,
social needs and other just for their students. They are the ones who
are also the reasons that make people of what they are today. One
and anxious about their first teaching position. In the first week of
Also, one of the most painful aspects of leaving home is that your
family stays behind. They will always love you, but you’re no longer a
Coping Mechanisms
build resilience. They are able to see things in a better perspective and
they would feel much better about how they handled a certain
ideas teachers culminate in their mind, the more their view of the
world expands. He emphasize that the more teachers learn, the more
their life being assigned in the far- flung area, some of them think how
around us. If we only see the bad thing, then life will be bad
(Davenport, 2016).
on where you are, what you do well and who you are in this very
lucky.
patient with their students and their parents to deal with every
out new ways to help their students succeed in school (Voki Blog,
2014).
As a teacher, it is important that you go out of your way to show
your students that you like and value them (Boynton, M. & Boynton,
can get so frustrated and fed up with a difficult student that you want
Teachers’ Performance
mode of
many good things for their students and the community as a whole.
Research Literature
Foreign
Challenges Encountered
The 2015 Education for All Global Monitoring Report shared
learning at primary level was still poor, with millions of pupils leaving
by the principal and the belief that the school is run well. The study
environment have more control over their classrooms and are more
study focused on pupil learning outcomes using test score data for
Uganda.
attitudes towards education are among the conditions that are often
Coping Mechanisms
faith, he or she can do things even how difficult it is. But when things
Teachers should also have trainings. This would help them to have
call of duty and beyond the textbook (Hill, 2016). To do this, they
education that could give the train the teachers to become better. To
provide new teachers with the greatest chance of success, they need to
faces many challenges each day. Effective trainings could help prepare
new teachers for these challenges. It helps prevent failures. When it
better because Philips (2015) said that the most powerful force in
motivate and inspire their students, teachers are also inspired by their
Teachers’ Performance
teaching, the status of teachers and working conditions too are getting
teacher absence.
salary cheques at the end of each month. This can involve an absence
of up to three days, where the school is deserted, with one teacher left
possible for teachers for the first time for teachers’ salaries to be paid
commodities, but they may be able to spread this out to reduce the
should be paid through their bank accounts, but where there are no
banks, teachers are paid in cash, and many have to travel long
Local
Challenges Encountered
household served by the school are very poor, parents have low
students walk to the school for kilometers on daily basis. Some of the
of many factors, many of the students are not doing well academically.
carabao just to reach the station (Barcena, 2018). Teachers risk their
lives and that of their entire family just to pursue their chosen
importance of having good education, the good values and the chance
community. Teachers are not present just to teach children, but they
community. That is the reason why they have a great impact, not only
and 12,225 of these are multi-grade for various reasons such as low
poverty. With committed teachers, they produce few achievers. For the
someday. They dream of many good things for their students and the
teacher from the villages where the school is located is the most ideal
areas will have more difficulty in carrying out this reason especially
those who are newly-hired. They face a lot of struggle before carrying
Nowadays, 80% of the Filipino poor live in the rural areas of the
class.
Coping Mechanisms
someone is struggling with vital reading skills. Davis (2014) cited John
man, all without being able to read. Many highly intelligent people
people can learn to read easily and quickly. Allington quoted that “the
may not, after all, turn out to be good luck.” Furthermore, Millman (as
she can clearly see that what was once a difficult thing or situation
the far-flung area. Everyone has a role to play so the more people
involved, the more exciting and successful the teaching process can be
(ISLK, 2013). PTA meetings can serve as venues for discussions about
Times article, Tumukunde (as cited by Kabeera, 2014) said that over
when parents are more involved in their education system than simply
(as cited by WeAreTeachers Staff 2016 article) said that her co-
teachers are like family that students think they are sisters. Jillian E.
Teachers Performance
(Mulkeen, A. & Chen, D., 2016). This is one of the reasons why most
far-flung areas.
Teachers who are assigned in the study-locale; a far flung schools are
training will often try things that education might have taught them
Synthesis
articles and internet libraries both foreign and local were reviewed by
and the reader. Similarities can be gathered from the fact that
literature and studies reviewed deal with topics which are also the
and length of service are also the concerns of the studies reviewed and
Differences on the other hand, can be traced from the fact that
observed.
study.