Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Perfection in Education Part 2: What makes a "perfect" student?


A “perfect" student is not the one who always reads and does nothing except work all day long. 

The biggest obligation of being a student is to know how to respect firstly your family, then your teachers, then your peers and finally your community.

A "perfect" student should get involved in many extra activities like playing sports and participating in social events such as community service. 

As we were taught in health class, our total health includes mental balance, physical well-being and our social relationship with others. Having a good social relationship will help a student grow better. For instance, working with a group of peers gives the students the opportunity to explore and obtain a variety of ideas. Together as a group, students will produce their best work. 

Perfection in Education Part 1: What makes a perfect teacher?

A “perfect teacher” will be one that cares about his or her students. That’s extremely important. It’s a qualification that probably not many teachers may possess. Yes, the teacher needs to have some professionalism in the first place. That is necessary as well and that's what makes a teacher a qualified educator.

However, I think it would be great and so much better if the teacher cared about the students, understood their approaches, and helped them as they needed.

A teacher should have a healthy and appropriate social relationship with his students. A teacher who paid any attention to his profession as an educator would be open to his or her students and listening to them as they presented themselves.

A “perfect teacher” represents determination to educate the young generation.

Lastly, a “perfect teacher” will be the one who takes his or her students as individuals and guide them to grow academically and socially.