Teachers are the ones who are responsible for developing the interest of students in a subject. Teachers should guide, inspire and motivate the students to become better learners and responsible individuals as well. Teachers should help students to become useful members of society. Teacher Training allows the teacher to incorporate useful teaching strategies and improve their teaching style.
Teachers should try their best to make their lectures interesting and engaging so that students can keep themselves focused on what the teacher is saying. The teachers need to gain the attention of the learners and make sure that students are involved in the learning process during the lecture.
There are certain habits of a teacher that can make their lectures boring and students lose interest in what the teacher is saying. We will look into the habits of the teachers which invite boredom and makes students less interested in the class. We shall also discuss the classroom environment that can make students lose interest in the topic being discussed in the class.
What makes a teacher boring?
No teacher would want to deliver a boring lecture to his or her students. Teachers always try to act as role models for their students. However, there are a few habits of the teachers that can make a lecture boring for their students.
The engagement of students in the overall classroom activities plays a vital role in their learning of students. Therefore teachers should make sure that all their students are participating in the classroom discussion and activities.
But grabbing the attention of the students is a difficult task. So, we are going to share some habits that teachers should avoid to keep their students engaged in the learning process throughout the lecture without making the students feel less interested in the subject matter being taught.
Talking in a monotonous tone can make the students less attentive during the class
It is a habit of some teachers to talk in the same tone. But if the teachers keep on talking in the same voice without changing the pitch and volume of their voice, students will gradually lose interest in the lecture.
It is recommended to intentionally change the pitch and tone of your voice to make learning a fun process and to keep your students engaged in the class during the lecture.
It is advised not to speak in such a loud tone that it makes the students uncomfortable and also not to make your voice so low that you are not audible to the student sitting on the last bench.
Try to engage your students in different activities every day to make sure that students are enjoying the learning process.
It is important to engage the students in classroom activities because the students can start to misbehave if they are getting bored and are unable to understand the instructions given by the teacher or if they are unable to connect with the teacher.
Teachers should implement different teaching strategies to make the learning process more effective and fun for their students. Teachers should circulate worksheets or design unique flashcards for the students. Teachers should come up with creative ways of delivering their lectures by utilizing all the audio-visual AIDS that are available on campus to help the students understand the subject matter without getting bored.
It is a good idea to change the monotonous routine of the class
Some teachers follow a strict class routine which can make the students lose interest in the classroom activities. Therefore, teachers should make slight changes in their daily class routine. For example, they can include a fun activity to make their students understand a topic.
Serious and extremely strict teachers can be boring as well
Teaching and learning should always be fun processes. Teachers should be passionate about teaching their students.
The more the teachers are included in the teaching process and enjoying themselves the better the students will feel during the class and will be confident enough to ask a question from the teacher if they do not understand a topic.
Teachers should always greet and teach their students with a smiley face so that students do not feel hesitant about the teachers. Teachers who tend to stay serious during the teaching process make the students lose interest in the topic that is being discussed in the class.
Do not “act like a boss” all the time
Teachers should try to engage with the students in informal ways to gain the trust of their students. Learners respect the instructor who is friendlier and has gained her trust.
Teachers should participate in all the activities along with their students to gain confidence in the students.
Teachers who use conventional teaching strategies can invite boredom among the students.
Teachers should try to equip themselves with the latest technology and keep themselves informed about the latest trends. Students admire teachers who are well aware of society along with a good command of the subject matter.
We should not make our students read long PowerPoint presentations
Students will lose interest in the class if the teacher makes them read boring PowerPoint presentations no matter how much effort the teacher has made to prepare those presentations.
Instead of reading from the slides, teachers should incorporate other activities to make learning a fun process for the students.
Teachers should try to feel connected with their students
Teachers who maintain distance from their students and do not try to understand what their students are going through can never be good. Such teachers cannot gain the trust of their students.
Students tend to misbehave in the classroom where they are not understood. So, teachers should try to figure out what their students are feeling and how they can make a topic easy for their students to understand.
What are the factors that make a classroom boring?
Students should always find a reason to love their classrooms. If the light is dim in the classroom, it can make students feel bored and less interested in the lecture that you are delivering.
Classrooms should be bright and airy to keep the students active during the lecture. There must be a proper seating arrangement in the class making it easier for the teacher to move freely in the class and effectively communicate with all the students including the backbenchers.
The outlook of classrooms plays an important role in keeping the students active throughout the day.
What are the factors that teachers should consider to prevent their students from boredom?
Teachers have the power to make a topic boring or fun for their students to learn. Teachers can make their students love or hate a subject depending on their teaching strategies. Therefore it is the responsibility of a teacher to deliver the lecture interestingly.
Teachers can try the following tips to make their classes interesting:
Try to discuss a topic with the students.
Do not read the lines from the book or slides, instead, try to involve your students in the discussion and teach them by talking about a topic. If the teachers make their students read a topic from the book, students will just skim the topic and will not read the subject matter in detail. This will make them skip important information on a topic.
Maximize the student interaction
Teachers should interact one on one with their students to make them feel involved in the classroom discussion. When the teachers will personally interact with the students, it will make the students learn and effectively understand a topic.
Teachers must avoid giving lots of homework to their students
Teachers should try to cover most of the information related to the topic during class time and should avoid handing over lots of homework to the students.
Students usually find it difficult to write long essays in the homework and lose interest in that subject. So, teachers must avoid assigning lengthy essays to homework. Instead, the homework should be well-planned and research-based.
Stop playing long videos in the class
Videos are a great tool for demonstrating a topic but they can become boring for the students if they are lengthy and have lots of written information along with the visuals.
Teachers should not let their moods affect the classroom environment
Teachers are also human beings and can have good or bad days in their lives. But the teachers should make sure that their mood must not affect their students in a bad way. Teachers should try to remain positive in the classrooms.
How to make boring classes enjoyable?
Teachers and students should make a collective effort to engage in classroom discussions to make the classes less boring by following the above-mentioned techniques.
Learning about Education Psychology can also help teachers develop interesting teaching methodologies for their students.
CONCLUSION
Teachers should try their level best to make the process of learning fun for their students. Most of the time teachers themselves are unaware of the fact that they have certain habits that make them boring teachers. We should ask our sincere friends or colleagues to observe and analyze the environment of the class when we are teaching and should let us know after the class if we have any habits that make us boring teachers.
Teachers should enjoy the teaching process and should be passionate about their work only then they can keep their students engaged in the classrooms.
