The Caring Attitude of Teachers Towards Misbehaved Primary Learners

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Based from four year experience in teaching at public elementary school, it can be said that what is learned from homes, either good or bad, is sometimes brought in schools. What the students practice in school can be seen from their respective communities. These are all mirrored from the behaviors of the children when they start going along with peers, with classmates, and with persons in authorities inside the school.

METHODS

This study was able to utilize descriptive-qualitative research approach using interview guide, document analysis framework, and focus group discussion. The major respondents of this study were the 45 teachers from the locale of the study. Primary learners who were recorded or noted as exhibiting or have exhibited behavior problems were the secondary respondents.

RESULTS

This study revealed the following findings: Quarrelsome/bully/naughtiness, inattentiveness/laziness, rudeness, cheating, attention seeking, and hyper activeness were the most commonly-observed misbehavior problems. It was found that family problems, peer influence, short attention span, traumatic experience, unpreparedness for schooling, and not conducive classroom were the causes of misbehavior for primary learners.To demonstrate caring attitude despite misbehaved learners, teachers were found using friendly approach, one on one conversation, integrating lessons on misbehavior, praising and rewarding learners, and teaching them by example, sticking to agreed rules, using activities to develop their social skills, utilizing varied instructional materials with multimedia, and acting as second parents to misbehaved learners.Whenever the teachers reciprocate a caring attitude, the learners became obedient and caring, demonstrated regret and change gradually, and showed an improved level of attentiveness. It was also found that they only behaved for a week while others still misbehaved and showed no reaction at all.

DISCUSSIONS.

The common misbehavior problems of learners in the primary level are roads which test the dedication of their teachers in showing their passion to make them learn the basics of everything in the curriculum that add spice to envision how each and every one of them would grow as worthy individuals. The causes of misbehavior of primary learners open the realization of the teachers to escalate their being a teacher into a full-scale channel for developing misbehaved learners through positive means. Being involved with the problems and issues of misbehaved learners, lead towards creating better individuals, building wholesome families, and inspiring them to be the best of what they can.