‘Observant, not judgmental, recommend and supportive, accessible’
As far as I could remember, I don’t remember any teacher from kindergarten until my secondary school that was teaching me literature. But I would like to imagine what if I have one and what if I’m going to teach literature to my students. Therefore, those are the list of qualities that I feel a literature teacher should have. If I were to put myself into the shoes of the students and walk with the shoes, I would be very grateful if I have a teacher who can encourage me to read a lot. Not just the book that has been selected by the curriculum but to any other books. This is because I believe that all the knowledge can be accessed through reading. This has been stated in Al Quran where the first message sent by God was “Iqra’” which means reading. Based on my beliefs, there are whole lot of knowledge and information in the world and in order to access to it is by reading.
As far as I could remember, I don’t remember any teacher from kindergarten until my secondary school that was teaching me literature. But I would like to imagine what if I have one and what if I’m going to teach literature to my students. Therefore, those are the list of qualities that I feel a literature teacher should have. If I were to put myself into the shoes of the students and walk with the shoes, I would be very grateful if I have a teacher who can encourage me to read a lot. Not just the book that has been selected by the curriculum but to any other books. This is because I believe that all the knowledge can be accessed through reading. This has been stated in Al Quran where the first message sent by God was “Iqra’” which means reading. Based on my beliefs, there are whole lot of knowledge and information in the world and in order to access to it is by reading. A part from that, of course I would be happy if my teacher let me to choose my own reading, does not limit my reading only to certain authors, themes or genres. It will be a bonus if he can provide me tips on how to enjoy my reading because sometimes the book selected for the curriculum purposes are quite dull and boring.
On the other hand, if I were to put myself to be the literature teacher, I will encourage my students to link and connect whatever they read to their real-life. Like I said, I believe that every student should read and write for authentic purposes. The student can reflect their reading sometimes from personal experience and sometimes from imagined experienced. I would also assist my students to find the books that speaks to them and try to help them to progress from the reading which can promote reflection and beneficial to their human growth.
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