In this
reflection I will talk about one of the purposes of the educational process,
guidance; this taking into account what we saw in class about Marzano’s
guidelines, golden moments, the reading on wisdom and ethics, and the
presentations on Stephen Covey. It’s important for teachers to understand that
their role in the educational process of students, besides teaching them
knowledge, is to guide them and provide the necessary tools for a successful
life; if we achieve this goal the students will in turn become guides also.
The world today
requires other types of skills from teachers different to those needed in the
past. In the era of information in which we are now teachers should assume the
role of guides and that way, through the example and the tools given to the students,
they will learn what they need to guide others also. One characteristic of a
teacher as a guide is the understanding that we should not give the answers to
our students; we should guide them so they can find their own answers. This is harder
than it sounds, because our students will need to learn to think and make
decisions on their own, regarding for example sources of information and who to
trust.
Another
characteristic of a teacher as a guide comes from the relationships we build
with our students; through this process, that involves the teaching of rules
and consequences, routines, procedures, among others, they will find out that
we can be trusted to be their guides. This is related to feeling safe in our
classroom, something that they can apply in their own life as adults, for
example with their own children.
The role of
guide of the teacher also means we will teach them the social and emotional
skills they will need in their life. To achieve this we should first work on ourselves
and then transmit that wisdom to our students, helping them build their own
moral code, also helping them choose from the skills we taught them the ones
they will use in their daily life. Golden moments are also very important in
this process, because we open to them and show them we are human, we have
feelings, and also show them how we work out our problems.
The educational
process lasts our entire life, but with what students learn from our teachings
at school, they will be able to become guides also. They will need those skills
when they become parents, in their profession, in their life as a couple, and
even more if they want to become teachers like us. This is where the successful
adults of the future will come from, adults with emotional intelligence,
capable of having meaningful relationships and trustworthy.
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