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The Importance Of A Great Teacher

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What makes a great teacher, is a simple question, that might seem to have an obvious answer, however, the answers may not be so simple. When I asked my former teachers “What Makes A Great Teacher,” my geometry teacher responded with: patience, determination, passion, confidences, self discipline, and organizational skills. These are qualities that when combined equal a great mentor. It is self explanatory as to why a teacher would need to have skills such as patience and organizational skills. Most of the research discussed being organized and patient but the qualities of confidence and self discipline were not mentioned. When I interview my teacher I was stunned by her answers of confidence and self discipline, since her answer was unique. She is correct in the sense that to become a successful teacher it is important to be grounded and confident. Similarly, I asked my former english teacher the same question and he responded with qualities of patience, having a sense of humor, and a strong work ethic. He began to explain why he believed each of these qualities were important to making a teacher thrive. He spoke about how it is inevitable to have students who will complain, and underestimate their teachers qualifications. Throughout a teacher's career, there will mostly likely be students who tend to argue, with their teachers, students who feel as if they are always right, this is when patience plays a huge role. In order for teacher to connect with their students it

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