A good teacher

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Characteristics of a good teacher

Introduction:

You are not born a teacher . You are not born to teach. There is a good teacher and there is a bad teacher. Anyone can be a teacher, but a good teacher displays certain characteristics that are found both in and outside the classroom. The influence of a good teacher cab never be erased. What makes us good teachers. You need to learn how to be a good teacher. You must have several traits to be called a good teacher.

Traits of a good teacher:

1-you must have the passion to teach and learn.

2- You must consult, analyze, explore, evaluate and learn to teach.

3- You must be a good observant and listener.

4-You must be academically knowledgeable, developed and well- cultured.

5-You must be prepared and well planned

6- you must know how to use technology.

7- You must be patient, humorous, fair, tolerant and tolerant.

8- You must teach through active learning methods.

9- You must develop yourself with all methods of teaching .

10- You must be a self-confident, humble, kind, enthusiastic, co-operative and show self respect.

11- You motivate your learners and allow your learners to make mistakes.

12-You must show not tell, guide not lecture.

13-You must engage your learners and have an eye-contact.

14- You must be like a good actor, a good artist, a good orchestra leader, a time manager, positive critic and electronically lesson planner.

15- Have high expectations and provide warm environment in class.

16-You must have skills of using tools and classroom management styles.

17- You must believe in applicability, analysis, synthesis and evaluation instead of memorizing, attainment, lecturing and learning by heart.

The Learner's attitude:

1-I want a teacher who has a contagious enthusiasm for his teaching—one who loves his students and his work.

2-I want a teacher who is creative. Teaching must be more than simply opening a book, doing exercises, and following an outline written by someone.

3-I want a teacher who can add pace and humor to the class. The humor of one of my teachers had the effect of alleviating my nervousness—of reducing my effective filter.

4-I want a teacher who challenges me. I had several teachers who always spoke to me in Spanish, both in and out of class.

5-I want a teacher who is encouraging, patient, and will not give up .

6-I want a teacher who will take an interest in me as a person— one who will try to discover discussion topics that interest me.

7-I want a teacher who knows grammar well and who can explain something on the spot1 if necessary. I also want a teacher who is realistic and has the simple courage to admit that he doesn’t know an answer if indeed he doesn’t.

8-I want a teacher who will take a minute or two to answer a question after class, or who will take five minutes to correct something that I have done .

9-I want a teacher who will treat me as a person, on an equal basis with all the members of the class, regardless of sex, marital status, race, or my future need for the language.

10. Finally, I want a teacher who will leave his emotional baggage outside the classroom. The classroom is a stage, and to be effective the teacher must in some cases be an actor.