Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Katarzyna SawickaHi everyone! First of all, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to write here. It’s a pleasure for me. Let’s start from the beginning. I come from Poland, where I work as a private English teacher with small kids, teenagers, and sometimes adults. …About Me3 min read
Jul 26Member-onlyThe process of building the teacher’s authorityFactors influencing the teacher’s authority The authority of the teacher is an extremely important factor determining the effectiveness of the educational process and positively influencing the behavior of students. It results mainly from the teacher’s personality characteristics, his attitude to the didactic process, and thus its quality. We can distinguish…Teachers4 min read
Jul 11Member-onlyTeacher’s Authority Part 2Authority in empirical terms Different understandings of authority in theoretical perspective gave its way to empirical research. The first research in Poland was carried out in the interwar period by Henryk Rowid — the initiator of new forms of education for elementary school teachers, the founder of the “creative school”…Teachers4 min read
Jun 27Member-onlyTeacher’s Authority Part 1The term “authority” is of ancient Roman origin, the Latin “auctoritas” meant a council of experienced men. It was a kind of “indirect authority” that was to strengthen the decision of the Roman Senate. In Poland, this term was adopted from the German language form “auctoritat”, meaning “seriousness” in Polish. …Authority6 min read
Jun 12Member-onlyWho is a modern teacher? Last Part. (Teachers — Terminators: happy and ambitious or lost and lonely?)It may be quite bitter article, but I have a feeling that I need to get it out of myself. Do you remember this excerpt from my last article about teachers (T-2022) considered as Terminators? “As far as I am concerned, comparison of a teacher (T-2022) and Terminator (T- 1000)…Teachers3 min read
May 29Member-onlyT-2022: Who is a modern teacher? Part 5 (Difficulties in teacher’s work)Last but not the least… Difficulties in teacher’w work This is the last part devoted to the reflection on the characteristics of a modern teacher. …Education3 min read
May 15Member-onlyT-2022: Who is a modern teacher? Part 4 (Features and tasks of a modern teacher)Features and tasks of a modern teacher As I mentioned in the previous parts of the work, the modern educational reality poses a variety of requirements and tasks for the teachers. …Skills5 min read
May 8Member-onlyT-2022: Who is a modern teacher? Part 3 (Competences of a modern teacher)Competences of a modern teacher Contemporary education poses higher and higher requirements and expectations of the teacher regarding both professional competences and personality traits that determine the success of the educational process. …Competence7 min read
May 1Member-onlyT-2022: Who is a modern teacher? Part 2 (categories of a modern teacher)Categories of a modern teacher The turn of the 20th and 21st centuries is a period of rapid social, political, technological and economic changes. Changes that affect our current theories and patterns are taking place at an unprecedented pace. After the fruits of high technologies have become popular in the…Teachers5 min read
Apr 24Member-onlyT-2022: Who is a modern teacher? Part 1I suppose it may be quite long elaboration… Have you ever watched the movie “Terminator 2”? What could the T-1000 and T-2022 have in common? Well, a lot. Educational changes are determined by the ever-changing conditions and needs of today’s world. …Teachers5 min read
