A Culture Of Fear - II. Palmer writes, “Good teaching is an act of hospitality toward the young, and hospitality is always an act that benefits the host even more than the guest” (p. 50). In what specific ways do you think a teacher has to be hospitable to students? In what ways do they treat them as unwelcome guests? How do teachers benefit from practicing hospitality toward students?

According to my opinion, teaching is indeed an act of hospitality to our students, an act of community service and sometimes even sacrifices.

 

Some specific ways in which teachers can be hospitable are given pleasantly welcome students in the classroom and establishing good relationships within the limits of coexistence. Similarly, the teacher must take into account the student's learning needs, listen to the students and encourage them in the process. It is important that students can feel confident in a place where the teacher takes care for them.

Some ways that students can feel like unwelcome guests is when teachers behave like arrogant people or a very strict and authoritarian teacher; however, those attitudes may mask some fears of the teacher. Making students feel inferior it may mean that the teacher lacks confidence or is hiding his fears suppressing the students.

 

Teachers can benefit from practicing hospitality to students because they could receive the same treatment. That is, if the teacher properly focus hospitality in how to treat their students as consequence the students might feel motivated to act in the same way and both are benefited, that allows the conditions for carrying out the teaching-learning process.

By offering hospitality the teacher has the opportunity to help and be a positive model for students not only in academic terms but also for their lives.