Teaching is an art of preparation and elaboration of one’s knowledge and wisdom, that is closely related with the methods used to teach. For this reason a person who takes the responsibility to give lectures and help other people learn despite knowledge should also possess proper manners and patience of behaving. While we are living in an age of abundant information, where information is only a few clicks away, the art of teaching should be mostly circulating around the ability of the teacher in relating well with students.
Initially, being able to connect with the ones whom you are teaching results with the opportunity of identifying students’ weaknesses. Hence it will be easier to address and work on them, thus ending up being more efficient, instead of trying to make broad generalizations.
Additionally, it will be also be possible to evaluate the impact of his or her work and seeing whether the lessons that are being taught are making sense for students. Even though the material that might be treated might not get immediately understood, having good connections will encourage students to get engaged more in classroom activities.
Furthermore, maintaining good relationships between the teacher and the professor might contribute in long-term motivation of commitment and persistence in academic performance. We can take Japanese students as a role model of excellent academic performance which is a result of the work ethics and also loyalty and closeness that exists between the teachers and the students.
In conclusion, people nowadays have an easy access to information, but they might not enjoy strong bonds with their educators. Thus having the means of getting informed seems not a concern anymore, but having closer connections is as important as it was in the past.
