Tuesday, October 29, 2013

What makes a good teacher


In my opinion a good teacher is someone who can keep the class interesting, explain thoughts and concepts completely, and keep up a good pace in the classroom.

                Personally I love to learn. Learning something new opens up an entire world sometimes and a teacher is the gateway to achieving this. The power of knowledge is understated. One person can never know everything or know enough. There is always more room to grow and expand knowledge. Teachers need to remember this; a good teacher has high expectations for the class. One of my favorite mottos and something I live by is “there are no smart or dumb people in the world; anyone can accomplish anything if they set their mind to it”. I believe that every teacher should understand this to some extent because if someone is willing to learn; they WILL learn.

                Also teachers have to be able to explain their thoughts and the material they’re teaching to the extent that students will be able to understand. There is nothing more frustrating to a student then a teacher explaining something the same way again and again and for the student needing more clarification on the topic but the teacher can’t help.

                Lastly, there is nothing worse than a slow classroom environment. A teacher needs to keep up the ace so the students don’t get bored. There is nothing worse than sitting in a classroom that’s moving slow as molasses.

                These are a few qualities I think a quality teacher needs to possess.

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