Believing in Our Students

As Egyptian teachers we always complain about the level of our students, we never pause to think about what we do in class, how we deal with them and how we under-estimate them. We also never think whether we use the right techniques in teaching, and whether we are qualified or not. 

I started to work on myself as a teacher two years ago. I am aiming at improving myself, building a better community and becoming more positive.

Our first step was to focus on what a group is, how it should work and how special each and every member is.  I encouraged my students to imagine that our class was like a giant puzzle and that each puzzle piece was one of us. It was a highly enriching opportunity to discuss our thoughts, feelings and expectations.

I became excited to see how engaged students were and how everyone spoke their mind.

I want to ask my coworkers the following questions:

Do you believe in your students?

Are you qualified?

Do you do your best inside and outside class?

Are you positively convinced you can make a difference for them?