Sometimes Mummy asks me to teach my younger brother
Paul. I enjoy the work a great deal. But teaching your own younger
brother is no joke. It is quite different from teaching an entire
class. And I often wonder how it would be if I were a teacher.
The subject I'd like to teach most would be Mathematics. I
love the subject and find it so easy and interesting. I'd like to
show children in my class how simple Mathematics really is. I'd
use drawings and charts to teach them many of the topics in
Mathematics that they find difficult. I'd have one period only for
shopping. I'd appoint some children as shopkeepers and the
others as customers. I'm sure the children would learn this game
and learn to add, subtract, divide and multiply very easily through
this joyful experience. I'd give lots of examples and make
Mathematics sheer fun to learn.
I'd set different types of tests to check whether the students
have really learned Mathematics. I'd see to it that my students
knew their tables perfectly. Sometimes I'd make them write them
down. I'd see to it that the students learnt most of the subject in
class itself. I would give only as much homework as is required
for practice.
I'd never punish my students because that would create in
them a dislike for the subject. I'd be very patient and explain
things slowly and carefully many times so that everyone
understands. Of course this does not mean that I'd be lenient and
lax. I'd definitely not tolerate mischief or unnecessary noise in the
class. I'd be firm but kind.
Who knows, when I grow up I might do my B.Sc. in
Mathematics, and then my B.Ed. I'd then become a teacher in
some school. For now, however, all I can do is to dream of what
I would do if I were a teacher.
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