Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.
~Gail Godwin
People would usually tell me that I'm a good teacher and that I have everything in teaching down to a pulp, but that isn't really true. What they don't know that it's all down to acting but being sincere at the same time.
I constantly get inspiration from almost everything that happens in class. I always say that we are all actors in class, having to project a role and not showing any other emotions but that which may inspire and motivate.
I'm not going to lie and say that I never get pissed. Those who are seated around me can tell that I do, but I don't show that I'm extremely not enjoying what I'm doing with my students.
One tip I have used, which works for me and makes me laugh at myself when I do it is... not bottling it up but actually exaggerating it, keeping a smile on my face then giggling at the end.
When I do this, the students start giggling as well, but at the same time realizes that he is doing something incorrectly and will try to fix it. It comes out to my student that I'm trying to be funny and would have no negative implication on our relationship.
Online students have lives as well. They go about their lives everyday. May it be studying at school, working in an office or taking care of their families. All getting exhausted. Yet, here they are spending time they could use to relax and recuperate from a long day, studying with us in the attempts to better themselves.
I read this quote which I would like to include as it is the main thought in what I'd like to impart.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
~William Arthur Ward
Having this in mind, if we can inspire by simply acting that you are happy and sincerely wanting them to learn, then why not. We are getting paid for it anyways. ^__^
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