The doctor metaphor as related to teaching signifies the responsibility of teachers and educators for the mind of the students, like the doctors, who are responsible for the health of their patients. Teachers are most likely the first people who introduce little children to learning. Thus, they bear great weight on their shoulder to establish a positive correlation with learning in the minds of their students. Learning is a crucial aspect of our lives, allowing humans to develop and become adults who contribute to the survival and development of society at large. Therefore, in many examples, people were dismayed and discouraged by their impatient and strict teachers from pursuing knowledge or a career in a certain field. On the other hand, the encouraging and supportive educator can inspire a love for their subject and the learning overall in their students.
There are some strategies determined by Ramos et al. (2021) to become competent and encouraging teachers in the classroom, considering the effects of the global world. First, the educators must learn and open up to the issues beyond their immediate environment, exploring international and cross-cultural phenomena. The second step would be recognizing and appreciating the diversity of the perspectives based on the mentioned knowledge. Overall, the teachers must first listen to their students and build their learning from the foundation they already have, not dismissing the value that they may possess in the process.
Finally, the most important step is to communicate the ideas effectively, which would be made easier as the educator is aware of the uniqueness of their students from the second step. The final step is to take action on these global issues. This step is also connected with the notion of global citizenship, according to Ramos et al. (2021). In our modern globalized world, educators must show their students that they can take action and have the power of knowledge to solve pressing issues.
Reference
Ramos, K., Wolf, E. J., & Hauber-Ă–zer, M. (2021). Teaching for Global Competence: A Responsibility of Teacher Educators. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 35(2), 311-330.