Why teacher are afraid of teaching smart student?

Question

Its because the teacher are afraid that the smart student are much more knowledgeable compare to them

Answer 1

I love teaching smart students and wish I had more of them. Teaching those types of students is more of a discovery session than a typical lecture/response type of situation.

I tell my students early on in each semester that no one person is smarter than anyone else... it's just that some people are smarter in other areas than others. I use as an example that I know more about mathematics than any of them (they're all high school kids), but that each of them are better than me at something else. It makes for a lighter, more friendly teaching atmosphere, without all the intimidation of dealing with a so-called know-it-all.

Answer 2

I would say that the majority of teachers are not afraid of teaching smart students. If you are referring to smart-*** students, then it is understandable that teachers become frustrated and perhaps less than nice when dealing with those students. Then you have the students who are very smart and challenge the teacher in order to appear smarter than the teacher is. That is rude and inappropriate.

Students need to realize that teachers should be respected...they devote their time and efforts to educating students who may or may not appreciate them. Teaching is a difficult job that many young people do not understand.

Answer 3

I love teaching the 'smart kids', because they have excitement for learning and usually a great sense of humor. Unfortunately, in the same class with the smarter/more motivated student are many others who are not motivated to learn or to even try. That's the frustrating part of teaching. You have to be all things to all students. The 'smart kids' need more stimulation. The lazy kids need constant energy and motivation plus you have to be on them for everything or they will turn in junk.

I get tired of teacher bashing. The general public has no idea how much work, stress and long hours teaching can be. Most teachers are there because they either love their subject and carry with them a passion for sharing it, or love kids and carry with them a passion for motivating kids to grow into healthy, responsible, savvy adults.

If you want to go into the classroom, you can't have any 'issues' with ego or looking good. You have to have a thick skin and you have to be able to laugh at yourself. It's a high pressure position because in all you do, say, think and act, you are a model for kids about what a good person should be. You live in a fishbowl where everyone can see how you live and you are always at the mercy of being judged for everything.

Answer 4

There are a lot of reasons, mayb they are afraid that their students would know much more than them. Or maybe they are afraid that the student would be so arrogant when he/she finds out being so smart. At the same time, the teachers are afraid that they could not beat the student if they can't, maybe they would lose their reputation or fame or job!

Answer 5

In elementary school teachers usually teach everything, leading to some problems. I was always good at math, having completed algebra in 6th grade, also one of the top four mathletes in my state, in 6th grade, competing with 6th 7th and 8th graders. Teachers don't like to be corrected, especially younger ones, you'll notice it more when you have a student teacher or a young teacher. Throughout my years of elem. teachers frequently didn't have material to teach me, letting me go to higher grades fo math, or let me do my own work. I often corrected the teacher, who wasn't exactly a math wiz. And, the really smart teachers that want to teach smart kids make the less smart ones get lost. When a teacher targets smarted students they skip over things and explaining things, one the basis that you understand all the complicated equations she/he is writing on the board. I did, but many others didn't. If she targets the less smart kids, smart kids get bored, if they target smarter kids, less smarter kids get lost.


Hope this helps!

Answer 6

I have lots of teachers in my family, elementary, junior high and high school, math, science, art. I am close friends with several teachers. My daughter teaches at the college level (Russian Lit, Slavic Culture and Russian Language), as does my son in law. ( Law) I teach metalworking. Based on regular discussions with all of the above, your comment seems unwarranted.

Most teachers I know are thrilled to find truly intelligent students. Unfortunately, most of their time, even at the college level, is spent teaching the rest of the class, the not so gifted.

That's the way our education system works.

Of course there are those few narrow minded individuals who may be jealous of intelligence. I'm not certain how old you are, but I'm certain years from now, you will see things a little differently.

Answer 7

I don't understand why they would. As a futur english professor, I make it my goal to keep on learning as long as I can to be up to date with my subject. I a student is knowledgable ennough to teach me something in return, I would be thankfull and absoluetly proud of him/her for showing interest in the field and intellectual rigeur. I would be anything but afraid to teach a smart student, they can help out other students when I'm busy, and help correct exercises, and so on and so forth...

Answer 8

U have the answer. Teachers know that they r not smart enough then the students.

Answer 9

I think some teachers are afraid of looking inferior to the student.

Answer 10

i think it can be because some of the smart students will correct the teacher on every thing he did wrong and that can be embarrassing for the teacher.