Frederick Gunn: Confidence Between Boys And Their Teachers
Frederick Gunn: Confidence between Boys and their Teachers (1870)
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Frederick Gunn was a firm believer that confidence was essential to any school. He thought that if the teachers and the students had confidence in each other, they would be more successful throughout their schooling careers. In Frederick Gunn: Confidence between Boys and their Teachers (1870) it says that, Gunn would want each educator to be trustworthy towards each student, be considerate and confident, and teach who they really are.
An essential part of a boy’s education is learning to trust. Trust shows that you have confidence in your superiors, or in this case, the teachers. An ideal would also have this trust for his students. Gunn described his ideal teacher as someone who would work hard to gain trust from his students or boys and was trustworthy. “To be trustworthy means to be able to be relied on as honest or truthful.” If a teacher is trustworthy, the student feels like it is easier to approach the teacher if any issue occurs. Also the student will feel more comfortable talking in class if they know the teacher is trustworthy. …show more content…
Educators in Gunn’s mind should teach basic facts but lead them to the answer and teach who they are to the students/boys. In order to teach the students who they really are to the boys, a teacher must have an unknown force that allows them to do so. One thing a teacher can teach their boys is the confidence they exert on them,“therefore, I say, if you would enjoy the loving confidence of noble boys, you must, first of all, make yourself worthy of that confidence. Let your own conscience serve as examining committee, and enter the school-room only with a first class certificate.” If they teach who they are, it shows that the teacher knows that they can trust their students with personal
Rough Draft
Frederick Gunn was a firm believer that confidence was essential to any school. He thought that if the teachers and the students had confidence in each other, they would be more successful throughout their schooling careers. In Frederick Gunn: Confidence between Boys and their Teachers (1870) it says that, Gunn would want each educator to be trustworthy towards each student, be considerate and confident, and teach who they really are.
An essential part of a boy’s education is learning to trust. Trust shows that you have confidence in your superiors, or in this case, the teachers. An ideal would also have this trust for his students. Gunn described his ideal teacher as someone who would work hard to gain trust from his students or boys and was trustworthy. “To be trustworthy means to be able to be relied on as honest or truthful.” If a teacher is trustworthy, the student feels like it is easier to approach the teacher if any issue occurs. Also the student will feel more comfortable talking in class if they know the teacher is trustworthy. …show more content…
Educators in Gunn’s mind should teach basic facts but lead them to the answer and teach who they are to the students/boys. In order to teach the students who they really are to the boys, a teacher must have an unknown force that allows them to do so. One thing a teacher can teach their boys is the confidence they exert on them,“therefore, I say, if you would enjoy the loving confidence of noble boys, you must, first of all, make yourself worthy of that confidence. Let your own conscience serve as examining committee, and enter the school-room only with a first class certificate.” If they teach who they are, it shows that the teacher knows that they can trust their students with personal