Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is difficult for teachers to be both popular (well-liked) and effective in helping students learn.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

There is no doubt that a

teacher

plays a crucial role in the learning

process

of

students

and teaching effectively cannot be assumed an easy job by any means.

Although

the inherent nature of teaching effectively is ingrained with tolerance, persistence, and in brief difficulty, I strongly believe it is not hard to be both educationally effective and well-liked by

students

. In most cases,

popularity

will help

teachers

to be more effective and these two characteristics do not contradict each other. In the following, I will elaborate on how being liked can improve

students

’ educational experiences and why it is not hard for

teachers

to be both at the same time.

First

, the learning

process

is really vulnerable. Imagine you are a

student

and you want to learn a subject in math. At the same time, you broke up with your intimate friend. The whole

process

of your learning would be affected and you cannot focus on what you aimed to learn. There is where a popular

teacher

can make a meaningful difference. Being popular enough, the

teacher

can approach the

student

and try to resolve the barriers in the way of successful learning. The

teacher

may refer the

student

to a consultant and the

student

will not disobey as he or she knows that the

teacher

is not against the

student

and the

teacher

is always there for the

student

. life is characterised by its ups and downs and many of us, including

students

, are easily affected by its downs. The

popularity

of the

teachers

is what may catalyst the whole

process

of trusting and resolving.

Second

, according to a very recent study, in most cases, popular

teachers

have a good sense of

humor

Change the spelling

humour

show examples

and being funny can make the whole

process

of learning more enjoyable.

This

study suggests that popular

teachers

are more likely to gamify the

process

of learning. Most outstanding

teachers

tend to teach in an enjoyable manner and they are able to use tact and wit at the same time. Laughing, joy, enthusiasm, and being more willing to learn all correlate with each other according to Professor Donald et al.

Such

an atmosphere will bring about more chances of learning better. All in all, there are two main reasons mentioned above among many others, that prove

popularity

will be a great help or at least a catalyst in teaching

students

and in my own opinion

popularity

will empower

teachers

. Being able to approach the personal lives of

students

, as well as the ability to create a fun, positive atmosphere will definitely be essential ingredients for making an effective

teacher

.