Teacher and Student Dynamics: Attitude, Motivation and Barrier Issues
Your education can be more about what you learn in the books. We all go through school, and we’re all expected to learn what’s presented to us in the books, and through things like observations and experimentation. We learn a lot more than reading and math through, we learn about life and the people around us. There are so many life lessons to be learned and it’s not just our peers who affect who we might end up being in the future. The instructor and student relationship can nurture you, or can leave a scar on your soul.
I have a friend who once had a bad teacher and student episode that she carried with her for a very long time. In fact, up until recently she didn’t discuss it let alone try to get over it. Though she wasn’t abused in any way, the effects of this teacher and student encounter did a lot of damage. She was very young, and was in her early years of learning to love art. She had a gift, it would seem, but her instructor decided to tear her down. She ripped up my friends painting right in front of her and berated her in front of the entire class.
As a result of this moment between instructor and student, my friend gave up on art and never painted or drew another thing. What the teacher had said and done had affected her so deeply that she was broken inside. She’s now in her thirties and has just now faced the demons born from that teacher and student interaction. She decided to try to face her fears and pick up a paintbrush again. She showed me some of her work, and it is really good. That teacher obviously had no idea what she was speaking about. That’s not even the point though. No instructor should have ever treated a child in that manner, talented or not. It’s unforgivable.
If you think your child is having trouble with the instructor and student interaction in their class, make sure you speak to them about it. Never dismiss it by saying that the instructor must be tough and that’s just the way life is sometimes. This might be true, and surely we have all endured bad teacher and student relationships, but there are some moments than can paralyze and important part of your child’s growth and expression. If you sense something, talk with them and get them to tell you what happened. You might not be able to mend the problem, but you can try to minimize the damage.
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