Teacher As Moral Model – Are We Caring Enough?

Abstract

Teacher modelling, a part of Ethics of Care plays a vital role in the relationship between teachers and students thatshapes students’ character in the classroom. This case study highlighted a limited understanding of a teacher in theclassroom on what constitute care for her students. However, her display of caring was shown more through herrole-modelling traits such as showing concern for students, praising students, displaying patience, empathising withstudents and listening to students that had positive responses from the students and this emphasizes that morepositive characteristics could have emerged if the teacher understood the concept of ‘care’.