Features of the profession
Being a teacher is not only an honor, but also very responsible.!
After all, it is at the age of 3 to 6 years that many skills and abilities are formed, your baby’s cognitive abilities are improved, his horizons begin to expand, and his first ideas about the world appear.
And all this happens under the guidance of the first mentor - the educator!
Who, if not a preschool teacher, will teach you how to cut with scissors, draw, and then write? Who will teach poetry and read fairy tales? Teach friendship, honesty, attentiveness and kindness towards children, adults, animals?
It is impossible to overestimate the importance of this person in your child’s life, but sometimes, on the contrary, you can underestimate!
What should a modern teacher be like?
A good modern teacher is a kind of quintessence:
- good education;
- manners;
- love for children;
- pedagogical excellence;
- creative potential.
His work is constant work on himself, his thoughts and actions. Today, the requirements for a teacher, made both by parents of students and directors, and by the public as a whole, are as follows:
- A good education.
- A set of personal and professional qualities.
- Competent speech of the teacher.
- A decent appearance and image of a teacher in the eyes of the public.
- Special knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for a teacher.
This list is not complete and has many more additions. Let's try to consider each of the points in more detail.
What kind of education do you need to have?
A preschool teacher, by definition, is a person who has received the appropriate secondary specialized and/or higher education.
Today, most employers require a potential applicant to have a higher education in the field of “Preschool Pedagogy”. However, as experience shows, sometimes college education is enough for a good teacher. This is due to the number of hours of practice, which are more within the vocational education system than at universities.
During his specialized education, a preschool teacher masters disciplines in the following areas:
- Age-related psychology.
- Physiology, anatomy and hygiene.
- Methods of teaching mathematics, drawing, physical education, reading, counting and applied arts.
Thanks to this, in the course of his work, one teacher is able to teach your child the basics of counting and reading, drawing and music .
A set of personal and professional qualities that must be possessed
You cannot teach a child without showing him a personal example. A child in preschool age relies not so much on the words of an adult, but on his behavior. Therefore, serious demands are placed on the teacher’s personality.
It is unlikely that a person who does not have such qualities as humanity, responsiveness, honesty, respect for juniors and elders, diligence, goodwill, etc. will be able to teach a child any of the above.
No less demands are placed on professional qualities. The teacher should always focus on the interests of the children, not have “favorites ,” and treat everyone equally with love and respect. Accept that each of his pupils is a small child, but at the same time an individual.
The professional qualities of a teacher also include his desire to educate his students, hard work, and the ability to set goals and achieve them during the educational process.
Grammatically correct speech
In the tender age of childhood, when the child’s vocabulary is just being formed, but is growing very quickly, it is necessary that the language environment around is clean, correct, without slang, bureaucracy and cliches.
The teacher’s speech should be simple and understandable to the child, but at the same time clear and concise.
Correct accents and pronunciation are very important, because a child enriches his vocabulary by relying on the adults around him, and the role of the teacher in shaping the child’s speech cannot be underestimated!
Appearance and social image
Unlike schools, preschool institutions do not set strict limits on the appearance of teachers, however, there should be clear limits here too.
How does a kindergarten teacher dress? It is unacceptable for a teacher to come to work in open T-shirts, blouses and shirts with a deep neckline or made of translucent materials.
Short dresses, skirts, ripped jeans, bright hair colors, piercings and tattoos are also unacceptable - all this will have to be left outside the educational institution. The image of a teacher should emphasize his professional qualities , and not the charms of his figure.
It is also necessary to emphasize that in our time, when social networks have become ubiquitous, a teacher should not post compromising photographs of himself on his pages on VKontakte, Instagram or Facebook.
The image of a teacher, including on social networks, should inspire trust and respect among parents.
What should you know and be able to do?
As we said earlier, during the course of his training, the future teacher becomes acquainted with the peculiarities of the psychology of children of primary school age.
Also, all teachers undergo courses in physiology, hygiene, and medicine.
This is necessary not only to teach the child simple rules for caring for his body, but also so that in case of emergency, the teacher can provide assistance to the students.
The teacher needs to know what to do if his pupils have a fever or rashes , what to do if the baby does not feel well or there are significant changes in his behavior.
Sometimes a teacher needs to be a subtle observer in order to see and feel what is happening with the children entrusted to him.
Humanity, tolerance and tact
The fundamental triad of a good teacher is humanity, tolerance and pedagogical tact . It is the educator who must instill in the child humanity towards the peers and adults around him.
Under the strict guidance of the teacher, the child must learn to solve problems in communicating with children, learn not only to be friends, but also to forgive offenders.
An equally important quality is tolerance. The teacher must be impartial and accept his students regardless of who their parents are.
It is also important that the teacher treats the child as a whole person. A good teacher understands that his students are equal people and will not allow himself to raise his voice or insult the child.
The final quality of our triad is pedagogical tact. A qualified teacher always takes into account the individual characteristics of each child and tries to help overcome difficulties, and never emphasizes the weaknesses of his students.
