Justify how a teacher can fulfil his

function as a transmitter of knowledge

in the context of nation builders
Leoforster
Norairah Azirah
Stephanie
Wendy

The role of the teacher is a multi-faceted one comprising academic,

pedagogical and social roles.

Academic roles comprise teaching, counselling and supervisory roles

while pedagogical roles include instructional, evaluation and
facilitating roles.

As a facilitator of learning, the teacher is involved in motivating

pupils to learn, maintaining control in the classroom and the school
in general, and creating a condusive environment for learning to
take place.

Social roles of the teacher includes among others socializing roles

which is preparing pupils to participate in the way of life of the
society; others include reference roles, detective roles, parent
surrogate (or substitute parent), confidants and affectionate roles.

Literacy and wisdom

The teachers not only make the child literate so that

he/she can earn enough to have a normal lifestyle,
they also provide words of wisdom every day which
shape the personality of the child.
Many children are influenced by their teachers more
than the parents. A teacher is mostly selfless and
believes in dissipating whatever information he/she
can to make the kid wiser than yesterday.

TEACHER AS A FACILITATOR

In the new approach of education, teachers have to function as a

facilitator of learning.

The teacher has to motivate the students and encourage discussing and
debating.

The teacher has to interact with them but the interaction has to follow
the children as a whole.

Techniques and methods like laboratory work, field trips, discussions,

seminars etc should be developed among students with the purpose of
producing good interaction among them.

As a facilitator of learning teacher has to maintain control in the

classroom and has to create a positive environment in classroom.

Teacher should enable the students to maximize the potential of their

formal and informal learning. He had to make him familiar with the
great diversity of space, resources, technology etc.

CREATOR AND PROVIDER OF KNOWLEDGE:

The three essential things for classroom teaching are
(a) know how-subject knowledge
(b) do how-teaching skill
(c) transfer how-communication skill.
Education involves not only the providing of information
but also the creation of knowledge. Everyone has the
ability to build their own knowledge. The teacher has
the responsibility to develop this skill of creating
knowledge.

Teacher is a maker of man. He is

foundation of all Education, and
thus
of the whole civilization of
mankind, present and future.
No nation reconstruction is
possible without the active
cooperation of the teacher. - John

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http://www.voicesnet.com/displayonedoc.aspx?docid=142298

http://www.indianyouth.net/role-of-teachers-in-nation-building/

http://educational-system.blogspot.my/2012/05/role-of-teachers-in-globalscenario-my.html