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What are approaches that suit to engage with teenage students?

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Question added by Ismi Puji Hastuti , English Teacher , SMK Widya Taruna
Date Posted: 2014/11/08
Shagufta Zafar
by Shagufta Zafar , Principal , Allied School

be with them in THEIR EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES .................. TRY TO MAKE HEALTHY , FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM........... BUT WITH RESPECT & DIGNITY .......

anayat bukhari
by anayat bukhari , Researcher, English Content Writer, Publisher , Noor Foundation

Teenage is the most sensitive part of human life. For a teacher it is imperative to understand the demands of a teenager.

* The most essential of these is respect. If you treat them with respect, they'll learn quickly and will respect you. * The overall attitude of a teacher when dealing a teenager is more than a parent. He should be a parent, a friend and a teacher.

* The teacher should be close enough so that the student can trust him and can share his problems with him.

* At the same time he should maintain enough distance where student can realize the limits a teenager student should maintain when interacting with teacher.

Emad Mohammed said abdalla
by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

I fully agree with shagufta zafar  

Nicholas Poshayi
by Nicholas Poshayi , Teacher/Librarian/Academic Teacher , Brooke Bond School

Value their opinions and never be too critical for no good reason.If what they put forward isn't true or sounds weird,correct them in a gentle way.It is a make or break stage in their lives so all efforts to keep them on your side rather than being opponents is called for.This however doesn't mean spoiling them.

MANSOUR MOHAMMED NAWAZ KHAN
by MANSOUR MOHAMMED NAWAZ KHAN , Engineer , SUPREME BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS

Don't teach. Learn with them.

Sasa Stavric
by Sasa Stavric , Engineer Techinician , Kombinat

That is most sensitive part of life (teenage) .You must learn with them,give them funny tasks and share his problems but doesn't mean to spoiling them.

Kalma Ghani
by Kalma Ghani , English Teacher , Mother Hall English Medium School

Be an earnest listener and trying to understand them being in their shoes.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Give them funny tasks, keep them upbeat 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

To successfully work with teenagers it is necessary to gain their trust and respect. Show them that you want to treat them like adults and not children but still maintaining a clearly defined "student/tutor"  relationship is paramount to upholding standards of behaviour and discipline. It's is not your job or position to be their "friend" you are there to teach them, this doesn't mean that you can't be friendly but boundarys  must be established and adhered to.

Abdulelah Fallatah
by Abdulelah Fallatah , Tech-Support Specialist & Programmer , Al-Rayan Colleges

After explaining something (maybe a technical term or a chemical process or...etc), also use examples from their lives to help them understand better.

 

They're interested in online games, social websites, Youtube, cell phones, parties...and so on.

ali mnondwa
by ali mnondwa , Deputy Principal , Al-Maktoum College of engineering and Technology

To be close to them, and should be health closeness and respect and also you can angage them with different educative activities

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