The problem of children deprived of parental care is one of the main problems in our country. It's no secret that raising children of orphans in orphanages often leaves much to be desired. Children who grow up in such institutions are more often than not sufficiently educated and have many psychological abnormalities. This situation is facilitated by poor conditions of detention, and the lack of specially trained teachers who could use certain methods for teaching and educating such children.
The upbringing of orphans in orphanages is a complex process, which is not always taken up by teachers who choose to work in such institutions. In order to educate and educate such children, much more knowledge, qualifications, patience and understanding is needed, rather than for teaching children in a regular school. In order to understand what kind of education should be, it is necessary to understand at least a little the main causes of low learning ability and the lack of proper socialization in such children.
Different ages in one group
It's not a secret for anyone that very often orphans of different ages are gathered into one group for training. As a result of such education, children do not even fully know the alphabet and can read, not to mention other skills. Therefore, teachers who work with children in an orphanage should remember that children can not read a lesson, as it happens in ordinary schools - for the whole class. It requires an individual approach. Unfortunately, special teaching methods have not yet been developed for the orphanage, but teachers can always modify already existing methodologies, adjusting them specifically to the situation that develops in a certain class. Many orphans have problems with the development of memory, thinking and learning. Accordingly, if the teacher sees that the group has approximately equal gaps in knowledge and skills, he can use one technique for children of different ages. But in the case when there is a different level of development in the class, students should be divided not by age, but by their skills and skills. Many teachers make the mistake of starting to pull the weak and thus they do not give the opportunity to develop more capable students, because they have to perform tasks below their level of knowledge. For such children, it is necessary to specially design their tasks and exercises so that they can deal with them, while the teacher deals with a weaker group of students.
Psychological research
Also, teachers who work in an orphanage should understand that they must be not only teachers, but also psychologists. That is why teachers who work in orphanages are advised to constantly conduct various psychological tests that can identify the causes of violations in children and help prepare plans for classes that can develop each child, according to its capabilities, knowledge and skills.
The role of the teacher
Teachers who work in orphanages should understand that their role is very important in the life of each student, because they receive education from those who teach them. Children deprived of parental care receive much less warmth, understanding, compassion and affection than their peers from well-off families. That is why the teacher needs not only to teach the child, but also to be patient with him, try to understand him and show that his fate is really not indifferent. Of course, children who from the very childhood do not know their parents and get into orphanages from the street have complex characters and psychological problems. But with an individual approach to each, the use of modern methodologies and, most importantly, the sincere desire of the teacher to help and understand, these children can get good knowledge, get rid of their problems and calmly socialize in society.