MATILDA

DISCUSSION 1

For A teacher to do her/his job effectively they have to possess valuable qualities, so what are this valuable qualities?  A good teacher is a caring, responsible, critically reflective, accountable, he or she supports learning in diverse and is committed to his profession. A teacher is an agent of transformation his duty is to empower students with knowledge, teach them how to behave safe, participate responsibly and effectively.

A good teacher has to try by all means to accommodate different learners’ academic needs accordingly. She or he has to be resilient not allowing adversity to stop him or her from achieving his or her goals. A teacher has to be trustworthy, empathetic, kind, resourceful and passionate. Learners should feel safe and be treated equally and fair inside and outside of a school contexts. A teacher should not be harmful to learners but rather a safe person to be around with because a school on its own is considered to be a safe environment or place for learners.

ANALYZING MS TRUNCHBULL.

Ms Trunchbull shows no qualities of a headmistress in variety of ways, she scares children, she’s abusive, unkind to children and other teachers alike In fact a person with such behavior should be considered as a bully. Her disapproval and bitterness for little girls indicates how much she lacks affinity and kindness. In a nutshell Ms Trunchbull shows no sincere interest in the education of young children as a head mistress is expected to.