A great teacher like Mrs. Lee does not just teach students but has the remarkable ability to change a student’s way of learning. School has always been important to me and I have been lucky enough to have had some very good teachers along the way. The perquisite for me having all those good teachers is I always knew what I wanted to do with my life. As a student, it was advantageous to have a teacher that can have such an impact on me. Mrs. Lee was my eight grade English Teacher. She was a powerful
what it means to a good teacher, placing emphasis on the importance of a warm and open attitude with mutual respect between student and teacher. Secondly I acknowledge my strengths so far as a teacher such as creating a good rapport with the class, and areas in which I aim to improve such as lesson planning and time management. What is a good teacher? A good teacher is a immeasurably valuable factor in someone’s education. Of course there are many different types of teacher in life, but in
The definition of a good teacher is one that is dependent on opinion. Should you ask a pupil, you would probably get a different answer than if you ask a teacher. From a student teacher perspective, a good teacher must have a variety of qualities that can be adapted to different situations in the classroom. Three of the most predominant aspects of being a good teacher include the ability to be inclusive for all, the balance between fun and theoretical learning and being passionate. Firstly, one
hat is a good teacher?: A good teacher, at its base, has two main characteristics: A Solid, working knowledge of the content and a high intrapersonal intelligence. One without the other will result in a horrible teacher. If a teacher is an expert in their content but is incapable of relating and contenting with their students, they will not effectively teach. On the other hand, a teacher who is a “people person” and has a great relationship with their students, but doesn’t have a solid grasp of
Qualities of a good teacher Teaching is a difficult occupation. Teachers play an important part in training children, teenagers… So, a good teacher must have some special qualities. They are: knowledge, creation, confidence, empathy, sense of humor and passion. Imagine you are dreaming being a teacher, you must accept that there are no doubt that knowledge is the first quality of a good teacher. A good teacher need to enlarge his/her general knowledge on culture, society, biology
Who is a teacher and what makes a good teacher? By definition, a teacher is a person who teaches, especially in school, but can anyone be a teacher? That is a matter of the possession of qualification and the overall talent utilized whilst on the workforce. Having such qualification simply doesn’t create a good teacher, though. Becoming a good teacher requires work, effort and time that one must be willing to sacrifice from their daily lives. A good teacher must be able to teach the students clearly
Introduction Before anyone becomes a teacher, they are a student, which can give a sort of dichotomous understanding of the teacher-student dynamic. The teacher is powerful and authoritative, one who both has and provides vast degrees of knowledge, at times oppressive but always in control. Standing in stark contrast are the students, unsure of themselves and wanting to learn, shaping their relationship to the classroom around the all-encompassing authority of the teacher. Actually stepping out of that
to my students, my subject, my colleagues, my world? How can educational institutions sustain and deepen the selfhood from which good teaching comes?”- Parker J. Palmer (1998: 4). WHAT IS A GOOD TEACHER?: A good teacher is someone who focuses on students needs and styles of learning. Every student has different way of learning. In my experience to become a good teacher one must take the time to speak and observe their students. I always observe my students when they are speaking. One thing I have
In America there are many good teachers. I believe that a good teacher needs to be funny, caring, nice, relatable, and relaxed. A good teacher needs to be funny so that they can make boring moments in class fun and not near as boring. Also, a teacher needs to be caring and really care about her students. The teacher needs to be caring so that the students in the class feel important and wanted. Another characteristic a good teacher has is being nice, the teacher also needs to be nice so that if
Item One: Write a short essay reflecting on what characteristics make a good teacher, using your own educational experiences. Without using names, identify the "best" and "worst" teacher that you have had and support your choices with rationales. What makes a good teacher? Ask this question to one hundred people and one would get one hundred different answers. I have contemplated this question myself over the course of my twenty years in education. The ideas that I have about the answer to this