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Characteristics Of A Good Teacher

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There are many things that make a teacher great and they all can't all be defined, however; I have always considered the majority of them essential. In my opinion, a good teacher is someone who is passionate, reasonable, knows the material, listens, questions, is responsive, caring, nurturing, and helps develop minds and talents.
A good teacher chooses carefully when they develop lesson plans and they adjust it to the needs of their students. Children always come first in education, and that is why the decision they make should always be based on how they will affect the students. Good teaching is about caring for your craft, having a passion for it, and conveying that passion to everyone, but mostly importantly to your students.
It is very important for a teacher to be a good communicator, and for teachers to remember that each and every student and class is different. It is about provoking responses from the students and developing oral communication skills, especially for the quiet students, to help them to not be afraid of speaking out loud. Asking questions and getting feedback is a very important part of education. If a teacher answers a child’s question that means the teacher was doing their job and most likely, the student cares about learning if they ask a question. It’s about pushing students to excel with learning.
What really makes a bad teacher a bad teacher, is that they do not like their students, they do not want to be there, they don’t care, are lazy, only want a paycheck, and/or the only thing they like about this job, is the subject they are supposed to teach. They do not actually like teaching it to other people. Others know the content, but do not know how to explain or demonstrate anything to their students.
The type of teacher a student has can make or break a class very easily. If the teacher comes to class prepared to help all of the children learn, the majority of the students in that class will thrive in that subject; however, if the teacher comes into class miserable and acts like they don’t want to be there every day, the majority of those students will not learn as much; they are not engaged in that class. The students that have a bad teacher and are loud and out-spoken, they in

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