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What qualities make an excellent teacher? Advantages: Good teaching will nurture a well rounded student. Disadvantages: Poor teaching is very common. Many believe that some of the most important traits to make an excellent teacher include the ability to command respect and inspire their students to study. (Good) Teaching is probably one of the hardest and most important professions in today’s workplace. A student’s outlook and future can be greatly influenced by those teaching them.
To be an excellent teacher, one not only has to have a full command of the subject but also full knowledge of the course structure and examination system. The teacher should also have a good understanding of the mind set and standards of students within the class.
Many enjoy teaching bright students, those who only require concepts to be explained once and can absorb their newly found knowledge like a sponge. Unfortunately, when the same teacher is presented with a thick student, they feel frustrated. Nothing can get through the child’s head and the teacher simply assumes this is down to poor genetics. The teacher will then encourage the child to find something else they are good at such as sports, art or music. This is an example of poor and lazy teaching, something that should be discouraged within the teaching profession.
You see, a good teacher should see all their students as equal. If a student is willing to learn (even if they are classified as stupid) the teacher should be able to guide the student to achieving good grades. Unfortunately many teachers prefer to neglect their responsibilities by blaming it on the student. This is a disgraceful act and in such instances the student is better off learning on their own. Even if students do not appear willing to learn, often there are many simple reasons for this. An excellent teacher can inspire even those that lack motivation and are at the bottom of the class.
An excellent teacher should have a firm understanding of accelerated learning techniques such as mind mapping, visual thinking, neuro-linguistics, memory trees and visual thinking. Although such techniques are simple they are essential for achieving success. Such techniques will allow even those with the poorest academic grades to achieve top grades as long as they have the passion and motivation.
This leads me to the second point; the teacher must be able to inspire this motivation into all their students. There are different ways of going about this, although some techniques are potentially more harmful. There are those within the teaching profession that teach purely out of selfishness, they feel the need to ensure that as many students achieve top A-Level grades as possible. Often this is done by breaking the class down mentally and reminding them that they are looking at a grim future if they don’t work hard and achieve the top grades. This can make or break a student, if the student succeeds they are led to believe they have won the first class golden ticket in life, if they fail they are led to believe that they are a failure doomed for more failure. However little do they know, the teacher is simply acting out of selfishness to ensure that the school maintains its boastful academic levels as published in the school’s reports. This effectively means increased job security and salaries.
However, an excellent teacher should have the ability to inspire students to achieve top grades through genuine interest and motivation rather than fear of failure. This can be done by communicating the subject through interest and using the mind mapping techniques to help the students visualize and understand the given material.
Unfortunately, in an examination situation there is always only one correct answer. If the student does not provide this answer, they fail. Spending excessive amounts of time on learning material does not equal results. The teacher must communicate this firmly into the mind of their students. The teaching must be methodical and precise by focusing on the material that is relevant.
Finally, in reality, life is very different to an examination. Unlike an examination, life has many different possibilities and answers. Teachers should also communicate this firmly to their students. Summary: An excellent teacher should be able to inspire their students and teach effectively. Cited from: http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/discussion/what-qualities-make-an-excellent-teacher/1039890/ |
