Qualities of a Good Teacher

Empathy You have the ability to bond with your students, to understand and resonate with their feelings and emotions. To communicate on their level. To be compassionate with them when they are down and to celebrate with them when they are up. Positive Mental Attitude You are able to think more on the positive and a little less on the negative. To keep a smile on your face when things get tough. To see the bright side of things. To seek to find the positives in every negative situation. To be philosophical. Open to Change You are able to acknowledge that the only real constant in life is change. You know there is a place for tradition but there is also a place for new ways, new ideas, new systems, and new approaches. You don't put obstacles in your way by being blinkered and are always open and willing to listen to others' ideas. Role Model You are the window through which many young people will see their future. Be a fine role model. Creative You are able to motivate your students by using creative and inspirational methods of teaching. You are different in your approach and that makes you stand out from the crowd. Hence the reason why students enjoy your classes and seek you out for new ideas. Sense of Humour You know that a great sense of humour reduces barriers and lightens the atmosphere especially during heavy periods. An ability to make your students laugh will carry you far and gain you more respect. It also increases your popularity. Presentation Skills You know that your students are visual, auditory or kinaesthetic learners. You are adept at creating presentation styles for all three. Your body language is your main communicator and you keep it positive at all times. Like a great orator you are passionate when you speak. But at the same time you know that discussion and not lecturing stimulates greater feedback. Calmness You know that the aggression, negative attitudes and behaviours that you see in some of your students have a root cause. You know that they are really scared young people who have come through some bad experiences in life. This keeps you calm and in control of you, of them and the situation. You are good at helping your students de-stress.

Respectful You know that no one is more important in the world than anyone else. You know that everyone has a place in the world. You respect your peers and your students. Having that respect for others gets you the respect back from others. Inspirational You know that you can change a young person's life by helping them to realise their potential, helping them to grow, helping them to find their talents, skills and abilities. Passion You are passionate about what you do. Teaching young people is your true vocation in life. Your purpose in life is to make a difference. Willing to Learn You are willing to learn from other teachers AND your students. Although knowledgeable in your subject you know that you never stop learning. If you are student teacher please go to our Student Teacher Survival Guide Video Other qualities of a Good Teacher from our visitors Qualities for a good teacher: A good teacher should know their subject and make the lesson interesting A good teacher should be a good listener too A good teacher should give boundaries and be firm and fair A good teacher should be able to install confidence in their class A good teacher will be able to make their class feel at ease A good teacher will remain calm Cheryl/UK A great teacher has to be knowledgeable, confident, caring and sharing, fair to all students and well-organized too. Musaad/U.S. Minor Outlying Islands A good teacher should be a positive role model Nicole/Jamaica A Good Teacher shall also be a perpetual Student and should be able to make learning a pleasent experience. He should teach Students to face a crisis with a SMILE. He should be able to Inspire students to succes. Dr Keshav/India Just be yourself and try to level with the learners needs and yours. Have self confidence. Kedibone/South Africa

A good teacher must be smart. He/She should wear clothes which are clean and acceptable by the social standards. Mr Mbise Uless A good teacher should see him/herself as a steward. He/She should be ready to give account of his/her stewardship. And, is a resource person. OlanrewajU/Nigeria A great teacher is the one who is always willing to help his/her students. They are the ones that don't stop teaching when the bell rings. They reach out to students after class. They know that some need extra attention or assistance, and they don't act like it's not their job. They take that job seriously and know they aren't just employed to get students to be able to do higher math, but do well in life. They realize that achievement isn't just a good grade on a test, but a feeling of accomplishment with mastering a subject; they are willing to work with a student for that feeling. Udit/India Qualities for a Good Teacher: Enthusiastic Knowledge of his subjects Understanding Helpful Pace instructor Organized Good communication skills Efficient Committed Hardworking Annah/Kenya -----------------------------------------------------------------A great teacher can't be anything but GENUINE in whatever he/she does. Girija/India A good teacher is armed with a positive outlook on life and witnesses the moment when a student finally grasps the essence of a new idea Samina/UK

Be kind and have a passion to teach the children Yape Anna Liza E/Philippines

Whoever a teacher is, he is to remain a teacher who the learner relies on during hard times (the psychological factor) . This helps strengthening teacher-student relationship (motivational factor) leading to great results in the learning process. Mr. Redouane SAADI/Algeria

Great teacher should utilize tools at hand to help accomplish tasks that seem weary. Give your pupils inspiration to succeed. Ugretkz Nejkavit/Russia According to RD Oloroiye in his papper title the status of a great teacher a teacher is1. is a friend 2.a subject specialist 3.is a co worker with God in guidance 4. is a role model for a child to copy 5. is a personification of realchildity to the shamsuddeen gimba ya'u/Nigeria Loving and enthusuastic. Liz/India

A teacher should be energetic, enthusiastic and equitable towards the students. He should be creative and imaginative in arranging the different available means according to the needs of the pupils. Rainu/India A great teacher is a person who leads by examples:through his thoughts and actions. He is one who possess the humility to accept the need to rediscover and reinvent himself as and when necessary in addressing the inquisitiveness of his students. He has the capacity to mentor the students in removing the disconnect between the ivory tower of theories and the down to earth problems of our life. Mahinur/Bangladesh A good teacher should be always fully prepared before going to the class. Should always have a positive attitude and should always be ready to help students with all their needs. Should plan lessons according to the curriculum expectations with well-planned, full of excitement, interest, knowledge, needs and fun. Vijay/Canada

A good teacher is like a Backbone of students who supports them tenerly. Rashmi/India

A good teacher is creative and calm. Jhun Ambat/Phillipines An excellent teacher will not just inspire but their student will want to exhaust their own capabilities - TO INSPIRE!! Peta-Gaye/Jamaica A good teacher can be anyone, but a great teacher can take their student beyond their own expectations they can show them that the only boundaries we have are the ones we set on ourselves.We as teachers must be the cheerleader for every subject we teach we must energize our student to open their minds to learn and go beyond boundaries. Patricia/United States A good teacher has to apply knowledge of different professions such as nurse, lawyer, judge, accountant, mechanic, psychologist, counselor etc.because it is needed many times in the field of teaching and they must be prepared to implement such knowledge. A good teacher must be open to constructive criticism. Felipa/Belize

A great teacher is: an authority, a friend, a buddy, a clown, an entertainer, a nurse, a psychologist, a mother, a counsellor and of course a teacher.. Coco/Mexico Teacher shouldn't be a teacher but he must remain as a student whole life. Always smile on face, Pleasant & sweetly talk with every one. Alka/India Good teachers make good students whereas bad students will make bad teachers. Johnny/Mauritius A good teacher is one who is knowledgeable, polite, helpful and possess a fine sense of humour. Rabia/Pakistan A good teacher uses different modes of teaching Charity/Malawi

A good teacher provides meaningful experiences to his/her students and touch their lives, leaving with them a legacy. Divina/Phillipines A Good teacher is a Good student.Mushtaq Hussan/Pakistan A teacher is like a light-house which shows the right path to people in darkness" Lourmie/Phillipines A good teacher is a good person.Carl.Crash A Good Teacher is always : T = Truthful E = Encouraging A = Available C = Creative H = Hopeful E = Enthusiastic R = Ready

God bless all good teachers! TAN/Malaysia A good is one who never give up teaching to different type of children, be it slow learner or even disability child. A teacher is like a candle which consumates itself to light the way for all kind of children. She/He must be willing to learn and upgrade continuosly in order to teach the children as well as learn and develop herself/himself. T.M.Karasi/Singapore A good teacher is a master strategist, an innovator, a resource base, a catalyst for change and a mind builder. prashant kumar dewangan/India A good teacher is love and appreciates of her/his profession. and honest and sincere of her/his profession. A good teacher should always commands and be expert of own subject. Farah Naz/Pakistan approachable, knowledgeable, skillful, open -minded, optimistic, cheerful, refined, creative, passionate and loving. Vivian/Phillipines A good teacher is one:Who believes in the oneness of humanity,WHO BELIEVES,WHO LOVES ALL HUMAN BEING REGARDLESS OF COLOR, ETHNICITY, CULTURE & LIKE.WHO APPRECIATES DIVERSITYWHO HAS UNIVERSAL VISIONS & THINKING.WHO IS FAR REMOVED FROM FANATIC RELIGIOUS IDEAS & MANY MORE... Fantahun Taye/Ethiopa A good teacher thinks more of her students and less about herself...takes no rest till her learners become self-confident achievers. Anne/Nigeria Qualities: A good teacher is a master strategist, an innovator, a resource base,a catalyst for change and a mind builder. Kenneth/Nigeria Qualities: A good teacher should be sincere, committed caring , source of confidence , inspirational , friendly and of course good communicator having command over his subject. Anwar Jalal/Paskistan A good teacher should be resourceful. He leads his students to find out their potentials and manage these potentials to become a good member of the larger society.Africanus/Nigeria A good teacher should be:approachable, knowledgeable, skillful, open -minded, optimistic, cheerful, refined, creative, passionate and loving.Vivian/Phillipines Qualities for a good teacher: Walking side by side with clear verbal communication, effective body language is another quality a good teacher requires. Dana/Australia

A good teacher is not to give pupil knowledge, but also help them to undestand the world around them. Nuuman/Nigeria A good teacher should be slow to anger.a teacher who pretends to be first at anger only shows how incompetent he/she is.furthermore his/her learners will be more fearful and secret compared to the normal situation whereby learners are expected to be open and enjoy the learning process. Keya/Kenya

How to be an excellent teacher:

Plan your lessons carefully. Start with what you want them to learn, not what you want them to do. Lessons should always have a central learning objective, and any activities you plan should be focused on achieving this aim. So start with, "I want the children to learn that..." and then decide what they will do.

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Pre & Primary Teaching Course Accredited International Program www.teachertrainingindia.com 2 Plan for a variety of learning styles. One simple way to think about this is VAK. You can (very crudely) divide learning styles into three parts: Visual learners who learn by seeing, auditory learners who learn by listening, and kinesthetic learners who make associations by doing something. Have something for everyone in your lesson. 3 Create a sense of order. Decide upon classroom routines and stick to them. Do you want children to line up outside or come straight in to your classroom? Where should their bags and coats go? Do you want them to stand behind their chairs before they leave? Once you have established the routine, stick to it! Children appreciate this more than you think - especially children with special needs. Autistic spectrum disorder children, the visually impaired, those with behavioral difficulties, will all do better if they know what they are supposed to do. 4 Use a starter task. Get pupils used to the idea that there will be a 5 minute task for them to do straight away when they come in to your classroom. Make it fun and stimulating, with a time limit to not let it drag on.

 5 Share your learning objectives with your pupils. They must be very clear about what you want them to learn. Write the learning objective on the board in child friendly language. Refer to it throughout the lesson and return to it at the end. Learning objectives should be framed in language like: "Our Learning objective is to... discover how, explore, learn, revise, reflect on, think about, discuss, develop..." 6 Give clear success criteria for tasks. Children want to know exactly what you want them to do, and how they will be assessed! Ideally the success criteria should rise from the learning objectives in the lessons building up to the task - that way there are no surprises. The children should actually be able to work out what the success criteria are! Sometimes it is appropriate to let students nominate their own success criteria. 7 Use a variety of assessment methods - teacher assessment is great, but don't neglect peer and self assessment. 8 Give the lesson pace - motivate pupils and move them on. Put time limits on activities and watch for the "fidget factor". If your pupils are bored, change the activity type. Switch between learning styles to keep everyone on their toes! Remember that kids like to be challenged - they don't want to be patronized with easy stuff - give them something to get their teeth into. 9 Praise, praise, praise! Tell the children what they are doing right - praise them for it and try your best to minimize the attention you give to unwanted behaviour. Kids like to know when they are doing what you want.