Connectedness - Bridging the Gap between Values and Practice in Developing a Safe and Supportive School Community

A paradox exists within the teaching profession:"On one hand educators know and believe that students need role models and that almost every aspect of teaching, even (or especially) including discipline—is all about relationships. Yet on the other hand we know that our school pays us to teach—we’re not there to be a friend. The teacher’s job is to teach and the student’s job is to learn...On one hand teaching is relational, pastoral—some may even see teaching as a ministry. Yet on the other hand, school is about classroom management, teaching and learning, timetables and assessment. Both concepts are correct. Both are a descriptors of a good teacher, yet one tends to be seen as an ideal and the other as functional reality."

Availability:
Free
Publication Date:
2012
Author:
Jerry Unser
Publisher:
Avondale Academic Press
PO Box 19
Cooranbong, NSW  2265

Phone: 61 2 4980 2233
FAX: 61 2 4980 2118
Email: robert.mciver@avondale.edu.au
URL: http://www.avondale.edu.au/research/avondale-academic-press/
Order Information:
Teach Journal of Christian Education, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 27
Language:
English
Resource Type:
Internet Resources; Published Articles & Papers
Resource Objective:
Development & Training
Level:
Kindergarten
Audience:
Administrator / Leader, Teacher / Faculty
Religious Origin:
Seventh-day Adventist