What is a good teacher like?
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  • Enthusiasm
    • Students can feel the excitement
    • Students easily detect the teacher's love for job and subject
  • Preparation
    • Teacher knows the subject
    • Teacher plans and prepares lessons daily
  • Punctuality
    • Always arrives on time
    • Begins and ends class on time
    • Expects and encourages students to arrive on time
  • Support and concern for students
    • Lets students know that he/she cares about their success
    • Takes time with students
    • Allows for creativity
    • Is friendly and courteous
    • Is supportive and encouraging
    • Is smiling, caring and loving
  • Consistency
    • Does not miss class
    • Is consistent in attitude and dealings with students
    • Is always well prepared to teach class
  • Politeness
    • Treats students with respect
    • Does not condescend
    • Avoids embarrassing students in class
  • Firmness and control
    • Is firm in a kind manner
  • Does not play favorites
  • Provides personal help
    • Takes time to explain concept
    • Gives individual attention
  • Accepts individual differences
  • Employs an effective delivery
    • Clarifies for understanding
    • Creates a sense of fun with the learning task
    • Eliminates bad, irritating and/or distracting habits
  • Does not make students lose face
    • Avoids criticizing students
  • Has high expectations of class members
  • Is fair
  • Uses variety
    • Uses a variety of learning activities
    • Experiments
    • Allows for spontaneity
  • Has a sense of humor; is relaxed
  • Does not allow students to call him/her by first name
  • Does not try to win a popularity contest
  • Maintains a healthy teacher-student relationship
  • Keeps accurate records of
    • Work completed
    • Attendance

    • Test results

    • Grades

    • http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/teacher/bestteacher
    I think a teacher should be good at explaining things.
    A teacher should be fun but challenging.
    A good teacher should be organized.
    I like when a teacher teaches fun activities
    in class. A teacher should like teaching.

    Pat Twist

    What do you think makes a good teacher?
    Would you like to be a teacher yourself? Why (not)?
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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