UNPROFESSIONAL PRACTICES EVERY TEACHER SHOULD AVOID.

Unprofessional Practices Every Teacher Should Know And Avoid:

– Making and receiving phone calls during instructional hours.

– Giving Punishments that deprives learners from taking part in lessons.

– Boycotting lessons/ leaving the class due to a student’s misbehavior.

– Allowing students to mark attendance register.

– Allowing students to mark exercises.

– Giving texbook/notebook to students to copy on the board for their colleagues.

– Reading contents verbatim from texbook to pupils.

– Sending pupils on errands during instructional hours.

– Giving items to pupils to sell in the school.

– Taking in alcohol and other similar substances before coming to school.

– Engaging in unhealthy relationship with your students.

– Working lotto or engaging in sports betting during instructional hours.

– Discriminating against a student due to personal reasons. Be it misbehaviour, tribal, religious or political affiliation.

– Doing politics in the school or in the classroom.

– Indoctrination/ forcing your religion on your students.

-Quarrelling / fighting with students or colleague teachers. It doesn’t show maturity.

– Unnecessary borrowing from students and colleagues.

– Being too free with your pupils and often engaging in unhealthy conversation with pupils.

– Finally, borrowing money from your students.

Teaching is a noble profession and displaying professionalism is key to keeping the standard.

BY: Hon. Jerry Akporhor