Teacher as a leader. Some Qualities, Characteristics and Responsibilities of a Teacher as a Leader.

1. ASSIGNMENT By :
Surbhi Sharma
M.Ed.
LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY
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3. Who is a Teacher?
The most important factor in the contemplated educational reconstruction
is the teacher – his personal qualities, his educational qualifications,
his professional training and the place that he occupies in the school
as well as in the community. The reputation of a school and its influence
on the life of the community invariably depends on the kind of the teacher
working on it.
- The Secondary Education Commission (1952-53),
A report
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4.  “ The Teacher’s place in society is of vital importance. He acts as the
pivot for the transmission of intellectual traditions and technical skills from
generation to generation, and helps to keep the lamp of civilization
burning.”
- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
 “They (teachers) are literally the arbiters of a nation’s destiny. It may
sound a truism, but it needs to be stressed that the teacher is the key to
any educational reconstruction. It is the quality of the personnel which is
decisive.”
- Humayun Kabir
 “ I owe my birth to my father, but life to my teacher.”
- Alexander the Great
Who is a Teacher?
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5. •“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior
teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
― William Arthur Ward
•“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they
who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living
well.”
― Aristotle
•“There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much
quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little
prod behind and you jump to the skies.”
― Robert Frost
•“You can't stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do
it.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
What does the world thinks of a teacher?
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6. “The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is
also able to understand the present.”
(Analects 2.11)”
― Confucius
“The best teacher is not the one who knows most but the one who is
most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the
obvious and wonderful.”
― H.L. Mencken
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell
you what to see.”
― Alexandra K.Trenfor
“When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is
truly ready... The teacher will Disappear.”
― Tao Te Ching
“A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for
others.”
― Rabindranath Tagore
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8. Who is a Leader?
Leadership is "the behavior of an individual directing the activities of a group toward a shared goal.
(Hemphill & Coons, 1957)
 A leader is one who knows the way, goes
the way, and shows the way. - John C.
Maxwell.
 “A leader is best, when people barely
know he exists of a good leader, who talks
little, when his work is done, his aim
fulfilled, they will say, “We did this
ourselves.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
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9.  Bill Taylor has indicated four types of “leaders who create the
future”:
•the learning zealot,
• the personal disruptor,
•the tough-minded optimist, and
•the eager experimenter.
 A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others
figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed
beyond what they thought possible. -Simon Sinek
 A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his
people are not afraid to approach him for any reason. - Harold S.
Geneen
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What does the world thinks of a leader?

10. Teaching, Preaching
or Leadership?
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11. TEACHING
• Teaching is a disciplined social process in which teacher influences the behaviour
of the less experienced pupil and helps him develop according to the needs and
ideas of the society. (Morrison)
• Teaching is human engineering and soul doctoring.
PREACHING
• The delivery of a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people,
typically in church.( Wikipedia Dictionary)
• The giving of moral advice in a pompously self-righteous way.
LEADERSHIP
• Leadership is a communication process of maximizing people potential and
influencing people to achieve a shared goal, in a given situation (Lo, 2008).
• Leadership is largely a social construction based on the values and events of
the times. The idea of a leader is shaped by what people in a culture think a
leader ought to be .(Ciulla,2004) (pp. 116).
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13. …….. “ The efficiency of a system of education rests on the quality of teacher . Without good teacher
even the best of the system is bound to fail. With good teachers even the defects of the system can be
largely overcome.” - Humayun Kabir
 Good physique & Vitality
 Emotionally Balanced
 3 A’s = Accepts ; Adapts ; Admires
 Sympathetic/Empathetic
 Virtuous & Vibrant
 Disciplined; Regular & Punctual
 Listener & Liberal
 Dynamic
 Positive Attitude/Affirmative & Optimistic
 Team person
 Courageous & Always ready
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Qualities & Characteristics of a Good
Teacher
PERSONAL
QUALITIES

14. Qualities & Characteristics of a Good
Teacher
“No people can raise the above level of teachers … status of the teacher reflects the socio cultural
ethos of the society” -National Policy on Education (1986)
“Destiny of India is shaped in her classrooms” –Kothari Commission (1964-66)
 Subject knowledge & Expertise
 Professionally Trained
 Professionally Dedicated
 Interest in Co-curricular Activities
 Experimenter & Researcher
 Scientific Aptitude & Interest to learn
technological interventions
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PROFFESIONAL
QUALITIES

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16. Qualities& Characteristics of a Leader
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 Futuristic.
 Possess High standards of morality.
 Progressive.
 Potential to see what others don’t.
 Have Insight & comes up with novel, original ,useful ideas.
 Constant pursuit for passions.
 Authentically altruistic.
 Give importance to fun.
 Extravagant & emotionally stable.
 High sociability.
 Openness to new experiences.
 Charismatic.
 Risk Takers & Experimenter.
 Negotiator.

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Roles of a Teacher
1. Information provider
2. Role Model
3. Facilitator
4. Examiner/ Assessor
5. Planner
6. Resource Developer

18. Subdivision of roles into 12 roles :
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Teacher
Leader

20. Responsibilities of a Teacher
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 Considers the individual differences among
students & accepts them as a whole.
 Conscious about the security and rights of
students.
 Respects the privacy of students- keep the
necessary information of students confidential.
 To switch roles for students – Negotiator,
organizer, mediator, friend- philosopher- guide.
 Keep a check on his body language and use of
vocabulary towards students.
 Planning & Execution.
 Provide democratic environment to students.
Teacher are not only responsible towards students but also towards
the community and society.

21. Challenges for a Teacher as a Leader
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 Interference of Formal & Non- Formal
Agencies.
 Cultural, Community & Religious
Discriminations and Barriers.
 Corruption.
 Ineffective Teacher Education Programs.
 Technological Barriers.
 Fatigue and poor economic conditions of a
Teacher.

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23. Almost every Bharat Ratna awardee is not only a Social
Reformer but also a great Teacher.
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