Teachers Who Are Needed in the Classroom Today and Tomorrow
From notes, speeches and writings of Abdulalim A Shabazz,
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
Lincoln University, PA
Years of observations and study have revealed that all students learn
in basically the same way - naturally - just like babies learning to
negotiate the world into which they are born. All students, therefore,
need and want teachers who will give them a chance before judging and
characterizing them. Again, thousands of years of experience and
success in teaching all students of all cultures, ethnicities and
backgrounds tell us that the most successful teachers in reaching,
teaching and inspiring all students to pursue excellence are those who:
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go into their classrooms with the knowledge and understanding of the
subject to be taught and with the will to teach all their students;
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come to believe that all students can learn and excel;
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accept the fact that all students need to know the part they have
played in the creation and development of knowledge;
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have the mind to come to know, love and respect their students, and
indeed, to be able to identify with their students as their own;
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take their students as they come and then take them where they want
them to go, without ever blaming or attacking their self-esteem for
their lack of knowledge and understanding;
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ever seek ways and means to inspire their students to work more and
more diligently in the pursuit of truth, which they make come alive,
and
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seize every opportunity to publicize their students’ success in the
acquisition of knowledge.
All students (the experienced and inexperienced) readily respond
positively to these kinds of teachers, and they learn how to learn,
excel and learn to love the pursuit of knowledge.
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