Teachers unite here.

**shudnt_have** · 06-09-2006

This is cool teacher's corner. Please your experiences and techniques here with us. And How to deal with cute little rowdy kids?

**shudnt_have** · 06-22-2006

After reading the posts here. i feel that most of u got more of a strict authorative figure. unforunately i m not like that.

my attitute is more a mother figure..learning and teaching..treating kids as adults. dont push them. let them decide type. iam more of a free thinker myself. anarchy does not help and democracy does not always make everyone happy.

the problem is i usually end up in mess. when i allow too much of 'freedom of speech' in classroom and thats the point where the class gets out of control

i cant be hard core hitler with kids. i hate yelling,.

any suggestios. btw i teach at islamic school. elementary.

**manaal** · 06-25-2006

I teach O/L ans A/L Business Studies at a Christian girls' school. MashaAllah, there is no racial or religious bias in that school. They even have separate prayer groups in the morning for the different religions.

I have always preferred teaching teens to kids. You can talk and discuss things with teens. They are already nurtured so half your work is done! I'm not very strict with my girls, you can't be with that age-group. I have a freindly approach to teaching and even laugh and joke with them during lessons. I don;t beleive in a rigid teaching atmosphere but the girls know what their limits are with me.

I once walked out of the class when a group of students started chatting away and not paying attention to what I was explaining, They felt really bad and apologised.

Whatever approach you use, the most important thing is how much the students have learned from you at the end of the day.

**shudnt_have** · 06-25-2006

Originally Posted by manaal

I teach O/L ans A/L Business Studies at a Christian girls' school. MashaAllah, there is no racial or religious bias in that school. They even have separate prayer groups in the morning for the different religions.

I have always preferred teaching teens to kids. You can talk and discuss things with teens. They are already nurtured so half your work is done! I'm not very strict with my girls, you can't be with that age-group. I have a freindly approach to teaching and even laugh and joke with them during lessons. I don;t beleive in a rigid teaching atmosphere but the girls know what their limits are with me.

I once walked out of the class when a group of students started chatting away and not paying attention to what I was explaining, They felt really bad and apologised.

Whatever approach you use, the most important thing is how much the students have learned from you at the end of the day.

I get that too masha'allah..however would you say that your teaching technique would be same if you were to teach young male teens? I mean the 5 to 9 years old are hard to handle for me. I dont think I would be able to maintain my coolness long enough with young males!

**manaal** · 07-02-2006

I used to teach teenage boys a few years ago. I used to lose it a lot with them. But they were very nice boys and didn't take my scolding very seriuosly! I think the best way to handle boys is to just turn around and glare at them for a full minute. They feel very vulberable and uncomfortable under a teacher's stare.

**Hijaabi22** · 07-04-2006

IM GOIN BAK TO MY TEACHIN DEGREE AFTER QUITTIN 2 MONTHS AGO AM I DUIN THE RYT THING??

**manaal** · 07-11-2006

This answer is kind of late, but Better late than never i guess.....

Only you could know what is best for you but let me tell you this.

If you rhink teaching is the right job for you and you want to be a teacher for the rest of your career then go for it. Arm yourself with all the qualifications you need. It will make you more conifdent and you will find you perform better.

**IceQueen~** · 07-11-2006

aww kids...every woman is a teacher whether to her own kids/ her little bros and sisters etc
God made a woman a mother for a reason (she understands kids better than men:X )

**sweetbanana86** · 07-11-2006

well i am going to school right now to teach history to high school and middle school teenagers i have 3 more years insha'allah and i cannot wait, i always imagine myself standing in front of classroom filled 20 or 30 ppl

**shudnt_have** · 07-13-2006

Originally Posted by manaal

I used to teach teenage boys a few years ago. I used to lose it a lot with them. But they were very nice boys and didn't take my scolding very seriuosly! I think the best way to handle boys is to just turn around and glare at them for a full minute. They feel very vulberable and uncomfortable under a teacher's stare.

Masha'Allah now ths is original..and fool proof. I will try it with my younger bro. (who needs a lot of discipline..i think..)

**shudnt_have** · 07-13-2006

Sometihng I want to remember myself and you..as I was reminded by my teacher...

The infamous Hadith of our Beloved Nabi (peace be up on Him) regarding the balance btwn use of power and responsiblity..

which means "Your are not one of us if you don't honour your elders and have mercy on younger generations".
and
really i think a lot of us have to redefine ways to establish 'discipline' and 'understanding' in younger generations...

for now iam looking for some books..on these topics..
i will post them as i find em...

btw may Allah grant u sucess of this duniya and akhira sr. sweetbanana86

**manaal** · 07-13-2006

Originally Posted by shudnt_have

Masha'Allah now ths is original..and fool proof. I will try it with my younger bro. (who needs a lot of discipline..i think..)

It really does work. Did you try it yet? It has to be a really hard glare!

**life** · 07-13-2006

does anyone here teach in high school????????

**amirah_87** · 07-13-2006

ass salaamu alaykum

well i do...@ an all girls secondary!!!

but i'm a T.A!!..walhamdulillah

**H4RUN** · 07-13-2006

have any of you experienced the 'kids' just 'hummmmming' in class, and as you look around they stop, when you turn round they start etc etc, rather annoying is it not, especially if you don't know who it is......

gosh teachers can be easy targets at times

peace b un2 u all

**arehat** · 07-13-2006

Well we just broke up for the summer holidays!!!!!!

Am i glad!!!!!

**manaal** · 07-14-2006

Originally Posted by H4RUN

have any of you experienced the 'kids' just 'hummmmming' in class, and as you look around they stop, when you turn round they start etc etc, rather annoying is it not, especially if you don't know who it is......

Happened to me once. I was explaining something using the blackboard and a student made a noise like a car starting. When I aksed what the noise was the clique the girl was in said it was a car outside trying to start. I fell for it at first. But shecontinued doing three or four times and I figured it was one of them. They were red in there faces from trying to supress giggles. I gave them a warning at let it go at that 'cos they were 17 plus year old girls!!

It was a funny experience. They've finished their A/L's now and when they come to school for a visit we talk about that incident and have a good laugh.

**umm-sulaim** · 07-14-2006

Lol thats funny.
I think something funny that happened to me was when i set homework for the girls we teach in the weekends, i gave her 3 pages to write up, the next week she came back, initially i had forgotten that i gave her 3 pages, i ticked her work then i saw that the paper in the middle was all torn up, i looked at her cos i realised what she'd done, lol, to be honest didn't tell her off, i just laughed, gotta luv 'em!
But i did make her do 3 pages again hehe!
I like teaching younger kids its really nice to see them develope and widen their understanding.
Sis mawaddah is right about teachng teenagers, they do start to see you as a friend then when it comes to having to tell them to be serious, you feel guilty a bit.
I find the elderly the hardest to teach too, they really need sabr, sometimes no matter how much you repeat something, its as if they haven't heard!
May Allah keep us all patient.

**manaal** · 07-14-2006

Being freinds with them is what I like about teaching teenagers. Sometimes when the lesson gets boring I stop in between and we chat about whats happening around us. I always get back to the lesson in the end though, but they just want to keep on chatting!
They really are lovely girls, but i may have to leave them soon beacuse of this:
http://www.islamicboard.com/cyber-co...depressed.html

**umm-sulaim** · 07-14-2006

Yeah i like it too, but its like what sis mawadah said they don't see the boundaries anymore especially if our ages are so close. With the little kids they can't talk to you and stuffbut i love joking with them, but you're right its more positive then negative,lol
I'm so sorry about the situation your in sis, may Allah make things easy for you, are there no islamic schools that you could teach in sis?
May Allah keep you patient, wassalaam.

**manaal** · 07-14-2006

There is a really good Muslim school that I'm thinking of joining. I'm discussing the issue with my family now and will take definite decision soon. At the same time, I'm going to keep my faith in Allah to help me find a way to overcome this.