The document discusses the many roles of a teacher. It begins by posing the question "Who am I?" and explores a teacher's role as a mother, farmer, doctor, role model, and motivator. As a mother, the teacher provides care, love, and guidance to students. As a farmer, the teacher sows seeds of knowledge. As a doctor, the teacher works to cure students' ignorance. As a role model, the teacher's behavior and personality influence students. As a motivator, the teacher lifts students' self-esteem and creates ambitions. It emphasizes that to be a true professional, a teacher must have passion, creativity, flexibility, and continually learn. In the end, it concludes that a

1. WHO AM I?WHO AM I?
IDENTITY:IDENTITY:
A vital tool in effectiveA vital tool in effective
teaching and learningteaching and learning

2. POEMPOEM
North or SouthNorth or South
East or WestEast or West
Our teacher is the bestOur teacher is the best
She is our best guideShe is our best guide
She helps us to decideShe helps us to decide
She shows us the right pathShe shows us the right path
When we are in troubleWhen we are in trouble
She is a book of wisdomShe is a book of wisdom
Which gives us knowledgeWhich gives us knowledge
She is a burning candleShe is a burning candle
which gives us lightwhich gives us light
All in allAll in all
She is the best of allShe is the best of all

3. WHO AM I?WHO AM I?
A teacher orA teacher or……………………………………

4. A MOTHERA MOTHER

5. Mothers look for the best for theirMothers look for the best for their
kids and one of their goals is tokids and one of their goals is to
raise their kids so they canraise their kids so they can
become professionals andbecome professionals and
pioneers for the society.pioneers for the society.
Some of the mother’s role towardSome of the mother’s role toward
kids is to give them care, love,kids is to give them care, love,
respect, lead, instruct and to tryrespect, lead, instruct and to try
to form a safe and pleasantto form a safe and pleasant
environment at their homes.environment at their homes.

6. Are these attitudes of theAre these attitudes of the
mothers toward their kidsmothers toward their kids
related to what the role ofrelated to what the role of
the teacher should be withthe teacher should be with
the students in thethe students in the
classroom?classroom?
If not, what should be theIf not, what should be the
role of the teachers then?role of the teachers then?

7. A FARMERA FARMER
A seed sown on a sandyA seed sown on a sandy
soil will be washed awaysoil will be washed away
by the rain while theby the rain while the
seed sown on a solidseed sown on a solid
and fertile land will growand fertile land will grow
to become a big treeto become a big tree

8. If teachers are sowing theIf teachers are sowing the
seeds of knowledge, areseeds of knowledge, are
we farmers then?we farmers then?
If yes, what type of seed are weIf yes, what type of seed are we
sowing and on which type of soilsowing and on which type of soil

9. A DOCTORA DOCTOR
A doctor never givesA doctor never gives
up on his patientup on his patient
even when theeven when the
condition seemscondition seems
hopelesshopeless

10. If teachers cure the disease ofIf teachers cure the disease of
ignoranceignorance
Do we give up on some of ourDo we give up on some of our
students and are we using thestudents and are we using the
right medicine to cure theright medicine to cure the
ailments?ailments?

11. A ROLE MODELA ROLE MODEL
Role Models are peopleRole Models are people
who set good exampleswho set good examples
by the words they speakby the words they speak
and by the actions theyand by the actions they
take.take.

12. Students tend to copy theStudents tend to copy the
behaviour and mannerism ofbehaviour and mannerism of
the teachers.the teachers.
The teachers entireThe teachers entire
personality is a reflection onpersonality is a reflection on
the minds of the studentsthe minds of the students

13. If the teacher is honest, leads aIf the teacher is honest, leads a
balanced and disciplined life, thebalanced and disciplined life, the
children adopt these virtues as anchildren adopt these virtues as an
ideal conduct unconsciously.ideal conduct unconsciously.
The ideal teacher is one whoThe ideal teacher is one who
through his thoughts, words andthrough his thoughts, words and
deeds, gives and an impression ofdeeds, gives and an impression of
an honest upright life which canan honest upright life which can
serve as a model for the studentsserve as a model for the students
to copy, follow and emulate.to copy, follow and emulate.

14. A MOTIVATORA MOTIVATOR
Teacher motivates studentsTeacher motivates students
and nurtures their desire to learnand nurtures their desire to learn
When motivated Student’s self-esteemWhen motivated Student’s self-esteem
could be lifted up because it couldcould be lifted up because it could
create ambitions in their minds forcreate ambitions in their minds for
future academic successfuture academic success
Is this true or not?Is this true or not?

15. A PROFESSIONALA PROFESSIONAL
Qualities of a professionalQualities of a professional
 PassionPassion
If you don’t love yourIf you don’t love your
subject, how can yousubject, how can you
expect your students to?expect your students to?

16. CreativityCreativity
Sure, you can be a good teacher by takingSure, you can be a good teacher by taking
prepackaged material and efficientlyprepackaged material and efficiently
transmitting it. But you can’t be a greattransmitting it. But you can’t be a great
one.one.
To be a great teacher:To be a great teacher:
• You have to be ready to develop custom,You have to be ready to develop custom,
creative lesson plans and projects.creative lesson plans and projects.
• You have to have an arsenal ofYou have to have an arsenal of
techniques. You need to be a problem-techniques. You need to be a problem-
solversolver

17. FlexibilityFlexibility
Students have complexStudents have complex
lives, as you do.lives, as you do.
If everything is set inIf everything is set in
stone, you’ll eventuallystone, you’ll eventually
crack.crack.

18. DynamismDynamism
 A teacher can never trulyA teacher can never truly
teach unless he is stillteach unless he is still
learning himselflearning himself
 A lamp can never lightA lamp can never light
another lamp unless itanother lamp unless it
continues to burn its owncontinues to burn its own
flameflame

19. So, Who am I?So, Who am I?
 A Teacher orA Teacher or
 A MotherA Mother
 A FarmerA Farmer
 A DoctorA Doctor
 A Role modelA Role model
 A MotivatorA Motivator
 A ProfessionalA Professional
 And ………….And ………….

20. Yes, I have to be all, because…Yes, I have to be all, because…
Among the greatest of all servicesAmong the greatest of all services
that can be rendered by men tothat can be rendered by men to
Almighty God, is the education andAlmighty God, is the education and
training of children, so that they cantraining of children, so that they can
foster by grace in the way offoster by grace in the way of
salvation, growing like pearls ofsalvation, growing like pearls of
divine bounty in the shell ofdivine bounty in the shell of
education and will be one day theeducation and will be one day the
jewel in the crown of abiding glory.jewel in the crown of abiding glory.

21. TEACHER’S PRAYERTEACHER’S PRAYER
Help us, O Allah toHelp us, O Allah to
penetrate into the secretpenetrate into the secret
of the child, so that weof the child, so that we
may know him, love himmay know him, love him
and serve him accordingand serve him according
to your laws of justice andto your laws of justice and
following your divine willfollowing your divine will

22. THANK YOUTHANK YOU
PRESENTED BYPRESENTED BY
MR SEIDU YAHAYA .IMR SEIDU YAHAYA .I