BA English Comprehension Teaching, more even than most other professions, has been transformed during the last hundred years from a small, highly skilled profession concerned with a minority of the population, to a large and important branch of the public service. The profession has a great and honorable tradition, extending from the dawn of history until recent times, but any teacher in the modern world who allows himself to be inspired by the ideals of his predecessors is likely to be made sharply aware that it is not his function to teach what he thinks, but to instill such beliefs and prejudices as are thought useful by his employers. In former days a teacher was expected to be a man of exceptional knowledge or wisdom, to whose words men would do well to attend. In antiquity, teachers were not an organized profession, and no control was exercised over what they taught. It is true that they were often punished afterwards for their subversive doctrines, Socrates was put to death and Plato is said to have been thrown into prison, but such incidents did not interfere with the spread of the doctrines. Questions:
1. What changes has occurred in the profession of teaching during the last hundred years?
2. What were the teachers supposed to be in olden days? 3. Why were Socrates and Plato punished?
4. What is the function of a teacher now-a-days?
5. Can a modern teacher teach according to his likes?
6. Write a précis of the above paragraph.
Answers
What changes have occurred in the profession of teaching during the last hundred years?
The changes has occurred in the profession of teaching during the last hundred years from a small, highly skilled profession concerned with a minority of the population , to a large and important branch of the public service.
What were the teachers supposed to be in olden days?
Teacher-made hornbooks created from cardboard, with a string for students to wear around their necks. individual slates. a pretend "dunce cap" made from poster board.
Why were Socrates and Plato punished?.
In 399 BC, Socrates went on trial and was subsequently found guilty of both corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens and of impiety (asebeia, "not believing in the gods of the state"), and as a punishment sentenced to death, caused by the drinking of a mixture containing poison hemlock.
What is the function of a teacher now-a-days?
Broadly speaking, the function of teachers is to help students learn by imparting knowledge to them and by setting up a situation in which students can and will learn effectively. But teachers fill a complex set of roles, which vary from one society to another and from one educational level to another.
Can a modern teacher teach according to his likes?
It does seem that the focus has shifted to the student and the teacher has become a little forgotten, I agree. They are often seen as mere facilitators, or as some critics put it, 'entertainers'. A very interesting perspective on impact on student learning is presented in Hattie's book 'Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximising Impact on Learning'. His basic argument is that visible and interventionist pedagogies have been shown to have the most positive impact on student learning. Personal qualities of course influence teaching style but essentially, teacher' 'field knowledge, training and how well they scaffold learning still seem to be the most important 'ingredients' (if I may use this word) to successful teaching.
Write a précis of the above paragraph.
A precise is like a miniature portrait of the passage: it retains the absolute essential points accompanied with the mood and tone of the author of the passage. The one aspect that needs to be taken care of is that one should not add one’s subjective interpretation or comments to the précis and should try to retain the original author’s voice and opinions. As far as the writing style is concerned, the writing should be clear with effective sentences (no rambling) and diction should be flawless. Ultimately, it is the coherence of the views presented in the précis that matters, and this can be achieved by making sure that one is concise and to the point. Unnecessarily long sentences should be avoided and the transition from one point to another should be smooth and consistent. Finally, the précis should make sense and be logical in its content and presentation
Answer
This passage is about the change in the teaching profession over the hundred years.
Explanation:
- Teaching was a very rare profession which was pursued by highly skilled people with time, it has turned into a large and important branch of public service following all the traditions it has become a necessity to have an adequate amount of teachers everywhere.
- In old days teaching was considered to be a profession pursued by a person with exceptional knowledge or wisdom.
- Teachers were not supposed to teach what they think but they had to instil the old prejudices and beliefs that had been in the culture.
- Socrates and Plato were punished because they tried to teach and spread unorthodox thoughts and beliefs which were different from all the prejudices that people have been following.
- Yes, a modern teacher can teach according to his likes because nowadays there are no restrictions and is complete freedom of speech as long as the things he is teaching are factually and morally correct he can teach anything.
- The profession of brains has been transformed during the last years from a small-scale job to a large public service. This profession has great honour and in older Times a person with a lot of knowledge and wisdom can become a teacher all though he was not allowed to teach what he thinks to spread the old prejudices and beliefs and if someone tries to go against it they were punished like Plato and Socrates were punished.
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