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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2016 4:19:20 GMT 7
Primary school teachers should make friends with their students as it cuts their teenage rebelling in half, a study by Cambridge University has found. The research showed that having a positive relationship with a teacher around the age of 10-11 years old can markedly influence the development of behaviour such as cooperation and altruism, as well as significantly reduce aggression and belligerence. Researchers found that students with a more positive relationship with their teacher displayed 18 per cent more 'prosocial' behaviour with their classmates and 38 per cent less aggressive behaviour compared to those who felt ambivalent or negative toward their teacher. Positivity toward their teacher also resulted in students displaying an average of 56 percemt less ‘oppositional defiant’ behaviour: such as argumentativeness and vindictiveness toward authority figures. This was still reduced by 22 per cent up to three years later. “Teachers play an important role in the development of children. Students who feel supported tend to be less aggressive and more prosocial, and we now have evidence that this is the case from preschool right through to adolescence,” said the study’s lead author Dr Ingrid Obsuth of Cambridge. “Ideally, building healthy and supportive teacher-student relationships would become part of the curriculum in teacher training and intervention programmes as a way of improving adolescent well-being.” www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/08/09/teachers-who-inspire-children-create-long-term-good-behaviour/ |
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Post by Soutpeel on Aug 18, 2016 10:52:23 GMT 7
Problem is teachers making friends with students usually ends up badly for the teacher when they are accused of "something" certainly in that lefty loonie utopia called the UK
But nice to see even the likes are Cambridge are drinking from the loonie lefty cool aid, and trying to blame someone else for a pupils behaviour other than the pupil or the parents
I never had close relations with any teachers at school and never turned out overly agressive or anti social towards teachers or other adults simply because if i did, i had a dad who would take the belt to me for being disrespectful towards adults
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Post by AyG on Aug 18, 2016 11:17:26 GMT 7
Hmmm. The study has nothing to do with the UK, being based upon "1,067 students randomly sampled across 56 schools in Zurich."
Rather scarily "The sample represented families from around 80 different countries". What, even Switzerland is now a multicultural society?
Just two thoughts:
(1) How on earth can a teacher deal with such a rainbow-coloured classroom?
(2) Where do parents fit in this?
As for anti-social behaviour, I'm reminded of (I think) a "Not the Nine O'Clock News" sketch, which went along these lines: In a discussion about troubled teenagers, an earnest social worker says "I've worked with these children. I understand their problems. The only solution: cut their goolies off."
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Post by Soutpeel on Aug 18, 2016 11:41:51 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2016 9:47:42 GMT 7
Hmmm. The study has nothing to do with the UK, being based upon "1,067 students randomly sampled across 56 schools in Zurich." Rather scarily "The sample represented families from around 80 different countries". What, even Switzerland is now a multicultural society? Just two thoughts: (1) How on earth can a teacher deal with such a rainbow-coloured classroom? (2) Where do parents fit in this? As for anti-social behaviour, I'm reminded of (I think) a "Not the Nine O'Clock News" sketch, which went along these lines: In a discussion about troubled teenagers, an earnest social worker says "I've worked with these children. I understand their problems. The only solution: cut their goolies off." I deal with children from about ten different nationalities in my classroom. It is very possible. We use English as the medium of instruction, but English is not their first language. I teach English starting from the basics focusing on reading, writing, listening and speaking. It is brilliant how children can learn about and from each of their classmates. Regarding the article, I'd say that I can possible see a link.... but, children will rebel based on many other factors that have nothing to do with teacher-student relationships. A positive relationship between student-teacher is important ime, but there is a fine line between being a professional who is in charge and being a friend. I don't have any of my students on my fb /wechat and don't intend to. My personal life is personal and doesn't include a relationship with my students. I don't see how this study is worth much based on a small sample from one country. To me it is a given that you have to develop a healthy and supportive teacher-student relationship in order for the students to feel safe to take risks in the classroom in order to learn. I believe many students will remember a good teacher who has made an impact on them on into their adulthood. |
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Post by pathumseb on Sept 10, 2016 10:53:21 GMT 7
My classroom is also pretty diverse with kids from Myanmar, China , India and a couple from the Philippines. English is the medium of instruction and kids are encouraged but not forced to use English on campus and the vast majority do. As Tigress said, the learning environment is everything and kids have to feel comfortable. Behavioral issues at my school seem to be related to tiredness and lack of playtime. Most of my student have already attended Chinese school before learning with me and then there is extra tuition after school. It's a grueling schedule at it takes it out of them. I try to keep my lessons as active and hands on as possible to give them a bit of respite. My school has its share of expat teachers who teach exclusively with Powerpoint; I don't think this is really great for young learners personally. Said teachers are always complaining about kids being restless in class, wonder why  ! They're 5 years old not grad school students ffs! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2016 21:49:32 GMT 7
^Yeah, I agree. They push us to use the smartboard, and I find that I use it as a tool where students can come up and write or interact on it. Powerpoints are okay for vocabulary once in awhile, but certainly boring after a few minutes. From my experience in Korea, I've seen kids being pushed so much to learn English even outside of school. It is hard work to be a kid in Asia. The push to learn English and get good grades is seriously competitive from what I've experienced in SK and in China. Children in the west have it easy and seem lazy compared to kids in Asia.
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! They're 5 years old not grad school students ffs! 
