Role of teacher in developing child’s potential

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When preparing my everyday lesson plans, I often ask myself what I can do as a teacher to make the lessons interesting for children, so that they can acquire experience-based, lasting knowledge and develop their creativity. However, I must be aware that my class is a heterogeneous group of children, where all participants should have the opportunity to develop their potentials and upgrade their existing knowledge according to their abilities and capabilities. It is my task, as a teacher, to recognise the pupil’s strong and weak areas and the degree of their existing knowledge. Through tasks tailored to individuals as well as appropriate motivation and encouragement, I can help pupils to experience success in learning. This is how they will strengthen their self-image, which is of great importance in today’s society. In preparing my Maths and Slovene classes, I differentiate many activities and tasks, which requires a great deal of creativity and knowledge. I also attach great importance to learning through games and physical activities where pupils relax, strengthen social skills and indirectly develop or consolidate their knowledge. In Environmental Science, I conduct a wide variety of experiments together with pupils, so that they gain new knowledge based on their own experience and experimenting. Pupils learning in this way are happier and more motivated for the challenges they may face in the future.