Position of a teacher in a classroom Pro Preview

It is common that a new teacher tries to shine in every corner of a classroom and be the mother eagle, solving every issue on site. That approach is tiring, time-consuming and over time students start to call the teacher’s name from all directions simultaneously, tearing the teacher in five.
The “mother eagle” approach does not teach students to be independent, thinking people, rather makes them cry-babies.
Effective teacher strategy is the Observer. Teacher resides on one spot and students come to him with their problems. Usually, only the response “Come and tell/show me” to a student question is enough for a student to figure it out in the next second. If the problem is real the student will come. A teacher should insist that a student defines his problem in words, not simply showing something wrong. That improves the language skills of a student. When all words and hints are of no help, then a teacher could go to the student’s table and take a look.
As it was said, questions must be welcomed with a nice tone and attitude and replied in a thought-provoking way.
The Observer approach does not tie a teacher to his chair. He still could walk around the room, monitor and take close looks, but when inquired he might keep walking away and still answer the issue.
Walking among the students motivates them to work, simply by the teacher’s presence and the feeling that they are being monitored.