guidance and counseling in senior schools
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Guidance and Counseling Strategies for teachers
Rafiah [email protected]
To provide a developmental, pro-active Program responsive to:
Academic Social Personal needs of students and school
community. To develop team work among teachers
and discipline among the students.
Objectives
Activity 1
List the problems you usually encounter in your day to day dealings with the students. Groups of 4 Time: 10 minutes
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100 fresh teachers were surveyed and asked the question: “In what areas do you feel you would like guidance?”
3. How to plan lessons
2. Staying on top of everything
1. Classroom management
(Gordon and Butters, 2003)
The top three answers were…
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Guidance and Counseling
McLaughlin in his book Counseling and Guidance in Schools argues that counseling has three basic aspects
An Educative Element A reflective element A welfare element (Mc Laughlin, Clark, Chisholm,
1994, pg 1)
Diversity in Classrooms
“ Teachers must learn to cope with diversity. Diversity is most evident at its extremes where children are often described as having special needs. But special needs children also prosper better when the teachers have knowledge and skills specific to their needs.’’ Desforges, 1996, pg 216
Special Educational Needs
Needs may arise due to: Shyness Disruptive behavior Lack of confidence Emotional problems / outbursts Poor relation with peers Learning difficulties such as low aptitude
for any subjectIn all cases a teacher can help the
student to attain some success and sense of achievement by giving a little more attention.
Define Counseling
What do you understand by the term Counseling.
In groups of 4 list the words that come to your mind when you hear the word Counseling.
Formulate a definition. 15 min. (Gallery Presentation)
Definition of Counseling
“Helping people explore problems so that they can decide what to do about it”
“Counseling is only one form of helping. It is decidedly not the answer to all human difficulties though it can be extremely productive and significant for some people, sometime, counseling is one way of working to help people overcome problems, clarify or achieve personal goals”
How We Teach Makes A Difference
How We Teach Makes A Difference
Discussion … Teaching Styles StrategiesHandling High achievers, and
Low Achievers
How We Teach Makes A Difference
Activity
Create a plan for your self on any matter related to student issues…
Time: 20 mins
Provide direction and help to achieve their potential:
By making intelligent choices. Adjustment through individual
counseling. Class room and group experiences. Emphasize a positive self concept
which leads to the development of social skill and most importantly RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELF.
Strategies
Students referrals from Principal / Heads to be addressed as top priority.
Coordinate with other teachers to
provide the most current and comprehensive assistant available.
Identify students at risk. Develop good time management
skills. Keep a record of and monitor
student’s progress.
Involve parents to assist in identifying areas of weaknesses and work to help the students in these areas
Evaluate the depth and nature of the stress and take immediate action towards “STRESS MANAGEMENT”.
Improve Classroom management. . Help students develop good study
habits. Character building.
Dear Teacher,I am a survivor of a concentration Camp.My eyes saw what no man should witness:Has chambers build by learned engineers;Children poisoned by educated physicians;
Infants killed by trained nurses;Women and babies shot and burntBy High school and college graduates.So, I am suspicious of education.My request is: help your students become more human.Your efforts must never produce learned monsters,Skilled psychopaths, educated Eichmanns.Reading, Writing, arithmetic are important only If they serve to make our children more human…..
Activity for students:
Complete the following sentences….
The people important in my life are….
The things important in my life are….
The things I can change in my life are…..
The things that I need to accept in my life are……..
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Increase positive student behavior by…
Addressing students by name.Saying “please” and “thank you.”
Having a controlled, disarming smile.
Being lovable and capable and showing empathy when necessary.
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Prepare students to thrivein society by
teaching…
Responsibility
Cooperation Courage Self-esteem
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Subject matter is certainly an important part of teaching; so is preparing students to survive and thrive in the kind of society in which they will live.
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ResponsibilityDemocracy demands that its members make decisions and accept responsibility for the consequences of those decisions.
Cooperation In a democracy, the student who
can cooperate with others in enterprise is far more likely to survive and thrive.
Why prepare students to survive and thrive in the society in which they will live.
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Why prepare students to survive and thrive in the society in which they will live
Courage A student’s courage enables him
to try, fail and try again, until he masters the challenges life poses.Self-esteem Students with high self-esteem see themselves as capable human beings who have a good opportunity to succeed at challenges.
(Popkin, 1994
Develop your own teaching style that promotes
Responsibility, Cooperation, Courage, and Self-esteem
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Equal and Different
The teacher’s role is that of a leader, while the student plays the role of the learner.
Authoritarian Style: The Dictator
Permissive Style: The Doormat
Democratic Style: The Active Teacher
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Authoritarian
Results in an Atmosphere of competition, fear,
and anxiety Environment of rigid order and
routine
Teacher gives vigorous discipline, expects
swift obedience, discourages verbal exchange, gives few praises
tells students what to think lectures while students listen
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Permissive
Results in an Atmosphere of insecurity. Environment of chaos with little
respect for order and routine.
Teacher is apathetic, not very involved, and
places few demands; does the thinking/problem solving for
students; plans lessons involving lecture, films,
and bookwork.
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Democratic
Results in an Atmosphere of acceptance and high
expectation. Environment of order and routine;
flexible and conducive to creative, constructive, and responsible activity.
Teacher places limits while encouraging
independence, is polite but firm, and nurturing;
is open to verbal interaction; gives praise and encouragement; guides rather than leads.
Authoritarianoutcomes
Permissive
outcomes
Democratic
outcomes
Students Own and
solve their problems
Learn self-reliance and socially competent behavior
Are more likely to achieve and be motivated
Learn from their mistakes
Students Are less
likely to become socially competent; be motivated to achieve, and gain self control
Have not been taught to cooperate or contribute in constructive ways.
Students Are given few
opportunities for achievement, motivation, self-control, and discipline
Spirits are broken Feel powerless and
may rebel and disrupt class or comply and become a pleaser
Have little opportunity to enhance motivation, personal goals, or communication skills
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General Strategies
Holding and communicating high expectations for student learning and behavior
Establishing and clearly teaching classroom rules, procedures and consequences
Enforcing classroom guidelines promptly, consistently, and equitably