Akshaya R.

Greater need to know my students and their mindsets. There seems to be a greater social dichotomy in student willingness to accept the value of education and I need to understand and work with that difference to be effective.
A greater need to understand how they go about learning in a world where information, both good and bad, is so readily available.
A greater need to be creative in developing curriculum that has value in and of itself to as many students as possible (relates to 1.)
A greater need to develop meaningful professional relationships with students to gain the trust in my expertise that they are less ready to give automatically.
does seem that the focus has shifted to the student and the teacher has become a little forgotten, I agree. They are often seen as mere facilitators, or as some critics put it, 'entertainers'. A very interesting perspective on impact on student learning is presented in Hattie's book 'Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximising Impact on Learning'. His basic argument is that visible and interventionist pedagogies have been shown to have the most positive impact on student learning. Personal qualities of course influence teaching style but essentially, teacher' 'field knowledge, training and how well they scaffold learning still seem to be the most important 'ingredients' (if I may use this word) to successful teaching. Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity so that all students achieve in the global society.
Enable student.