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3 TYPES OF TEACHERSON WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY

World Teachers' DayWorld Teachers' Day, held annually on

October 5th since 1994, commemorates

teachers’ organizations worldwide. Its aim is to

mobilize support for teachers1 and to ensure

that the needs of future generations will

continue to be met by teachers2.

According to UNESCO, World Teachers' Day

represents a significant token of the awareness,

understanding and appreciation displayed for

the vital contribution that teachers make to

education and development. wikipedia

The impact teachers make in the life of a child cannot

be quantified, therefore nothing should stand in our

way to ensure we continually appreciate teachers

irrespective of where they live or work.

Therefore, there is need for a change in orientation on

“who a Teacher is or should be”. I believe we should

proactively embrace the “3 types of Teachers concept”,

which will greatly cater for the growing population of

learners all over the world.

As the population of the World increases, efforts are

geared towards ensuring children are enrolled in

schools. However, we are running short of teachers.

Many countries exceed the Teacher: Pupil ratio which

ultimately has its downside on learning outcomes.

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? AVAILABILITYACCESSIBILITY

ACCEPTABILITYADAPTABILITY

According to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and

Cultural Rights (CESCR), there are four vital elements of the right

to education - AVAILABILITY, ACCEPTABILITY, ADAPTABILITY,

and ACCESSIBILITY (Amnesty International 2012).

In addition to these four, AFFORDABILITY should be given

consideration – my opinion though. The right to education, in

another sense, is the right to Teachers. Therefore, Teachers

need to also be AVAILABLE, ACCEPTABLE, ADAPTABLE,

ACCESSIBLE, and AFFORDABLE.

Is it possible for Teachers to be Accessible but not Available? The

answer is YES. The reality is that a Teacher may exist in say Lagos,

Nigeria but not available to Students in Accra, Ghana. This is one of

the several limitations in our teacher-student shortage.

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ADAPTABILITY ACCESSIBILITY

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QUESTION?

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH

TEACHERS TO FULFILL THESE

FOUR/FIVE REQUIREMENTS?

AVAILABILITY ACCEPTABILITY

ADAPTABILITY ACCESSIBILITY

AFFORDABILITY

SOME FACTS ABOUT SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002299/229913E.pdf

I cannot say better than facts already

prepared by UNESCO, please download

here:

Evidently, the demands for

Teachers cannot be met through

the traditional way of employing

Teachers.

----------------------------------------------Hence, my proposal for

3 types of Teachers

3 TYPES OF TEACHERS

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HUMAN

TECHNOLOGY

NATURE

1. THE HUMAN TEACHER

Parents & Family members

Professional Teachers

Peers

Concerned individuals

Parents are the first teacher

every child first experience.

Some parents are efficiently

helping their children with

school work, but there is need

to get more Parents interested

in their child’s education.

One way is to INCENTIVIZE parents to

actively get involved in their child’s education.

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This may sound absurd, but if we accept that a larger

chunk of the world’s population are illiterates and

therefore may not understand the importance of their

contribution in the knowledge chain of their children,

then we may see this a way forward.

Professional Teachers, Peers, and Concerned

individuals joining the army of educating Children

will go along way to address the shortage of

Teachers we currently face today.

TEACHER Available Accessible Adaptable Acceptable Affordable

Available Parents are or should be;

Available, Accessible,

Adaptable, Acceptable,

and Affordable.

Accessible

Adaptable

Acceptable

Affordable

WHILE A PROFESSIONAL TEACHER MAY BE

AVAILABLE, SHE MAY NOT BE ACCEPTABLE

DUE TO RELIGION OR ETHNICITY.

THE PRINCIPAL FOCUS HERE IS:TURN EVERY PARENTS INTO PART-TIME TEACHERS

TURN EVERY CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS

INTO PART-TIME TEACHERS

MAKE PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE

2. THE TECHNOLOGY TEACHER

TECHNOLOGY

CBT

MOOC

I cannot start explaining how Technology has been beneficial

to everyone, the evidence speaks for itself. What we need to do

therefore is to employ technology in the quest to address the

imminent shortage of teachers.

CBT

MOOC

CBT stands for Computer Based Training.

Lectures can be pre-recorded and delivered

to Students in CD or loaded on computer to

be accessed anytime the need arises.

MOOC is the acronyms for Massive Open

Online Courses, of which majority are FREE

and are available on the Internet to

learners; anytime, anywhere, even now.

These courses are available on some Universities’ websites or third-

party providers who aggregate courses from several course providers

With CBT and MOOC, you can learn

from the BEST TEACHERS in the

world with a single click:

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, EVEN NOW!

The traditional means of learning restrict access to exchange of

knowledge to the classroom where communication holds only

when both parties – the Learner and the Learned – are

available and at an agreed time.

The exchange of information is between 1 Teacher to Many

but limited students. It is a matter of “You either get it or the

teacher leaves you behind”. Language could be a barrier, “my

Teacher must speak my language before he can lecture me”.

TODAY & NOW


Available TECHNOLOGY can easily be made;



and Affordable.

Accessible

Adaptable

Acceptable

Affordable

With the proliferation of Mobile and Smart phones, Mini tabs,

Laptops, Computer and of course access to the Internet; the

opportunity to provide Teachers for every school children is no

longer far reaching…it is happening already!

Get every school child a computer-like device, pre-

loaded with learning kits relevant to her educational

needs…you will worry less about physical teachers.

3. THE NATURE TEACHER

LIFE

ANIMAL

PLANT

BIOMIMICRY

Life itself is a Teacher…In fact, life is regarded as the Teacher of

Teachers. It is timeless, unchanging, unconventional and highly

inspiring.

Life will teach you Morals and give you Morale. By observing

the Naturals, you will learn of orderliness and perceive high

sense of organization, administration and purposefulness. Man

has mimic Nature to produce the most intelligent inventions,

this is what gives birth to the discipline, Biomimicry.

The Science that studies nature’s models

and then imitates or takes inspiration

from these designs and processes to

solve human problems.wikipedia

Everyone is exposed to Nature – Life, Animals, and Plants – and

by mere observation, each can take their learnings and adapt

to suit their needs.

The Bible once instructed, “Go to the Ants, you sluggard;

consider its ways and be wise! (Proverbs 6:6)”. Therefore, I

believe there are numerous of such learnings students can take

from Nature. However, the challenge lies in creating a learning

curriculum that will provide a structured outline for learning

from and through Nature – Life, Animals, and Plants.

THIS STRUCTURED LEARNING

CURRICULUM DOES NOT CURRENTLY

EXIST, BUT THE OPPORTUNITY

REMAINS THAT LIFE IS A TEACHER OF

SOME SORTS.

It will take the effort and commitment of concerned

professionals in the field of Biological Sciences & Humanities to

document a learning curriculum that will help Student to learn

from Nature.

With the aid of Technology, this documented curriculum can

be packaged and delivered to learners in form of CBT or

MOOC. For instance – there can be a topic on Organization,

Planning, and Responsibility with Ants as a case study:

A RECORDED DOCUMENTARY OF

HOW ANTS ORGANIZES, PLANS, AND

TAKES RESPONSIBILITY WILL DRIVE

HOME THE MESSAGE…SINCE ANTS

ARE EVERYWHERE…THAT MAKES

TEACHERS TO BE EVERYWHERE!


Available NATURE is a master Teachers;



and Affordable.

Accessible

Adaptable

Acceptable

Affordable

LEARNING NEVER ENDS

AS LONG AS YOU OPEN

YOUR MIND TO IT.

HUMAN

TECHNOLOGY

NATURE

ENOUGH

TEACHERS

If our Institutions, Governments and concerned NGO commits

to raising Teachers in these 3 Perspectives; after a while, we

would have every child enrolled in school because teachers will

be waiting for them everywhere, anytime, even now!

Data Source:

- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002299/229913E.pdf

- UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

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