PED 3701Psychology of Education ASS

QUESTION 1 Tim, a grade 9 learner refuses to do his homework. He believes nothing he does will make any difference, and he sees himself as doomed to fail in school. He enjoys being in nature, and not in the classroom. He battles to focus his attention on the here and now. 1.1 How can you, as a teacher, enhance his self-esteem? 1.1. I would get Tim’s guardians involved with his school work, and ask them to assist me in ways like showing interest and warmth towards Tim. I would set multi-level tests and assignments so that all the learners including Tim has a fair chance to succeed. I would build a relationship with Tim and explain to him that he needs to compete with his previous marks and not with those of others in the class and that any improvement is good