Jamaica Gleaner

What type of teacher would you be?

- Shannon Young YOUTHLINK WRITER

AT THIS time of the year, everybody is thinking about school. Imagine what it must be like for teachers! Have you ever thought of becoming a teacher? Regardless, take this quiz and see what type of teacher you would turn out to be.

1) Are you at all interested in becoming a teacher? a) Yes b) It’s an option c) No

2) Do you like children? (a) Yes (b) It depends (c) No

3) It is class time but you haven’t eaten, what do you do? (a) Give them an interestin­g activity then go eat while they carry it out. (b) Assign a graded essay then go eat while they write. (c) Take the first half of the class time to eat and then go to class.

4) Your class has presentati­ons to make but you are tired, what do you do? (a) Drink an energy drink and make sure not to sit around a desk in class. (b) Rush the students to do their presentati­ons quickly. (c)Fall asleep during thepresent­ations. 5) It’s a schoolday but you are feeling sick, what do you do? (a) Take medication and do my best in class. (b) Drop a pop quiz so that the students will shut up. (c) Stay home and rest.

6) Which is OK with you? (a) That students do very well (b) That students pass the class (c) Don’t really care, as long as I taught

7) A student is consistent­ly misbehavin­g, what do you do? (a) Try to find the reason behind the behaviour and try to work with that student. (b) Berate and punish the student harshly for even slight offences. (c) Kick him/her out at the beginning of every class and not care about what happens after that.

Mostly As: Mr/Miss Chronixx You are #teachergoa­ls. You would be the best teacher of your subject in the whole school. Your students would have loads of fun, learn a lot, and they would be the best at your subject area in the entire school. It’s teachers like you who deserve to be heads of department­s. Maybe you should seriously consider joining the teaching profession.

Mostly Bs: Professor Snape You are the teacher with a reputation throughout the whole school for being tough and all around scary. Your students will probably learn well enough and may be pretty well behaved, generally, but will also be literally fearing for their lives. Teaching is still an option for you, but you may want to consider taking it down a few.

Mostly Cs: Mr/Ms Useless You are the teacher everyone wants to send back to school. Your students are constantly complainin­g about you and generally think you’re an absolute joke. Your students will have to go the extra mile by themselves just to pass your class. Teaching is definitely not on the cards for you.

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