Some people believe that anybody can be a teacher, if he is trained properly. Others think that there are some personal qualities a good teacher should have. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?
Education and those imparting it have always been subjects
of debates down the ages. Many hold really diverse views on the effectiveness
of tutors and mentors. Some experts suggest that anyone who has undergone a
formal training can take up the profession of teaching though there are others
who feel that teaching can be only effective if the people involved are blessed
with certain traits.
The modern training methods involve coaching the teaching
aspirants to learn about various methods and techniques of imparting lessons;
testing the ability of the students; and making adjustments in the training
intensity and duration. The teachers, equipped with adequate knowhow in all
aspects of tutoring, are all set to groom their pupils. Besides this, these well trained teachers have
the ability to apply various tools laid at their disposal by the modern
technology and concepts. Some experts suggest that these professionals do not
need to do anything, but simply follow the concepts of planned lesson delivery
and assessing the students on the basis of the grid system.
However, those with inborn instincts to be a teacher
often turn out to be highly successful; for them, tutoring comes
naturally, and they are always passionate about their work rather than being
mechanical, unlike their well-trained counterparts. Even though they may not regularly apply modern training and assessment methods, it has been
observed that students training under the keen eyes of such people tend to gain
expansively. Those with innate teaching qualities are experts in
closely following and addressing the requirements of each learner. They effortlessly wring out phenomenal academic performance from their
pupils.
To conclude, although training is necessary for teachers,
there is hardly any substitute available to natural inclination for
tutoring, for teaching goes beyond just delivering lessons: tutors don the mantel of mentoriing.
