The Teacher's Choice: Permissiveness or Authority?

Authoritarian style of teaching develops as a result of aggressiveness and force. This force is intended to suppress the unruly behavior of students. Aggressiveness takes the form of instructions, warnings, threats and condemnations, which cause frustration, resentment, anger and contempt towards to a teacher. Authoritarian style is usually accompanied by a disgruntled, spiteful, angry, sarcastic, angry tone of voice and facial expressions. It also develops complete submission to a teacher, inhibiting the development of capacity for self-regulation of behavior. As a result we can see an anxiety, concern, anger, resentment, hostility and even fear of children.
The democratic leadership style of teaching occurs when motivated requirements and friendly suggestions are inherent to a teacher. He or she explains the usefulness of conform to rules and provides them with a belief in their value. Such forms of requirements as orders, injunctions and orders turn into a motivation in a democratic style of teaching. A friendly voice, restrained facial expressions, calling students by their names all these can reinforce the confidence to a teacher. Forms of friendly suggestion may vary: from instructions, requests or admonitions to condemnations, warnings, rebuke or reproach. They express teacher's confidence, his or her approval or concern. Within this system of relations the children's skills of self-control behavior successfully develop. Such methods of interaction increase the credibility to a teacher.
If you want to put somebody on his own feet you should let him walk and fall, endure the pain from bruises and to choose the direction. And it is well-knowing that walking can be learned only on our own feet and through our own falls. Exactly the same we may apply to an education. And it is better to not dictate and press on students. Respectful attitude, open dialogue and friendliness are the ways to the success.
Really,to become a good teacher she/he should be an idol for students,should understand their's psychology.Children of a certain age trust their teachers, even more than their parents. Therefore, it is the responsibility of an ideal teacher to guide the pupil like his/her own child.And certainly a teacher should encourage and inspire his/her pupils to think beyond their confines and help them realize their talents as well as the need to pursue them with diligence.
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