By Isaac Kim
Five to six out of ten elementary student parents chose homeroom teachers treating children with thoughtfulness and tolerance like a mentor, as the best.
Also, eight to nine parents preferred teachers who focuse on teaching character rather than grades, but the ratio drops as grade years increase.
Yoon’s English School conducted a survey of 473 parents from July 1 to July 7 which shows 57.1 percent preferred teachers who used a mentor-style of teaching.
Regarding the styles and methods of teaching, parents preferred the type of designing and planning (21.8 percent), communicating (15.6 percent), exam and educational guidance-filled practicality (four percent), and skills and knowledge abundant scholarly education (1,5 percent).
Between instructors who teach solely based on grades and those who teach considering each individual’s capabilities, 86.7 percent preferred the latter.
However, the preference ratio stood at 95.3 percent for younger elementary school students (first to third grade) while the ratio dropped 20 percent to 74.2 percent for older elementary students (fourth to sixth grade).
This shows as students get older, the focus tends to be on grades and marks.
The main reason why 63.9 percent of parents chose teachers applying unconventional methods as the best is because “they have flexible communication skills which get through to the children.”
Parents comprising of 22.4 percent of the survey responded, “It helps with character development.” Another nine percent of parents answered, “They are reinforcing a positive education.” The remaining 4.6 percent said, “The children are treated fairly.”
On a side note, 54.3 percent of parents were satisfied with their children’s homeroom teacher, while 12.3 percent said they were unsatisfied.