Surviving The Challenges to be a Teacher

Being a teacher can be a frustrating job for some people. Preparing material everyday, facing variety characteristics of student, and student’s parents demand sometimes appear as unique frustrations during teacher work. That is why some people prefer another profession to a teacher.  On the other hand, becoming a teacher is an enjoyable job for some persons. That is a reason why we still can see some persons survive to be a teacher. Besides, there are some others reasons why somebody survive to be a teacher  , namely love to teach, happiness to see changes of others, and desire to be a lifelong learner.

            Love to teach gives significant effects to survive being a teacher. Love to teach influences teachers to see difficulties as challenges. Although many problems come, they stand forward to find a solution and  never think to stop being a teacher because of the problem, of course. In addition, love to teach makes teachers put best effort to run their work. Every time they teach, they always care to do well prepared planning and perform teaching with various methods. When a method does not fit in their class, they will look  another method for the next meeting. Next teachers who love to teach are teachers who love their student. They know that every student is different but they realize that all students have to be loved as well as the others. They are sincere to be a guide, helper, motivator, friend, and parent for the sake of their student.

            In addition, happiness to see change of others is also influential to survive being a teacher . First, happiness to see change of others forces  teachers  to assume that a slow learner will not be a burden. They assist a slow learner with all efforts they can do, so the learner will not be left behind. Second, happiness to see changes of others  motivates teachers to treat undisciplined student patienly. They try to find out the causes and demonstrate some ways to change the student’s attitude. Third, happiness to see changes of others persuades  teachers to  appreciate student’s changes though it is just a little. They believe every single change should be praised because it will lead the student to have another positive change. The last, happiness to see change of others guides teachers to be an open-minded person.  Suggestion and criticism for student’s change will be received as valuable information.  

             Desire to be a lifelong learner  also plays  important  roles to survive being a teacher. Desire to   be a lifelong learner prompts teachers to learn many things because they realize students always come with many questions and curiosities. Although teacher is not somebody who knows everything, I think  it is ironic when students ask some questions but none of them can be answered. Then desire to be a lifelong learner guides teachers to improve their skill because education  always develops especially the method that can be used for benefit of learning and teaching.

            All in all, teaching may become a stress full job for somebody but thinking to survive being a teacher is a better choice. Some reasons such as love to teach, happiness to see changes of others, and desire to be a lifelong learner can help teachers to survive. May be by doing those, teachers will experience meaningful survival in their job.