What qualities make your teacher a great teacher?

@ladyhope (377)
Canada
September 10, 2009 5:56pm CST
I am in my class, which is a very basic computer class that I have to take to graduate, and its soo boring. My teacher, though, is great because he recognizes that some of us find it easy so he let us do whatever we'd like. I think that makes him a great teacher because he is fair. What about you? WHy is your favorite teacher a good teacher?
4 responses
20 Sep 09
Being fair is something important for you as a teacher. But making teacher 'great' is affected by any other criteria's, such as how he/she deliver speech, etc. My favorite teacher is a good teacher because she understands her students very well, her way to deliver the lessons is excelence unlike any other teachers. =) And the way she gives us examination is very fair, never asked something which she hasn't explained before. I like that way.
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@ladyhope (377)
• Canada
20 Sep 09
I've had teachers give exams with new material they haven't explained and its a pretty bad experience! You are right that a teacher is good if they make fair exams. It's discouraging to students to have exams that they could have no way of passing because its not something they'd learned before.
21 Sep 09
Yes, because exam basicly is parameter to measure students' ability about whatever has been taught before, not parameter to measure students't ability to predict something in future book. =)
@amyson (3498)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
there are many qualities must have to become a good teacher one is needs to take up a degree for masteral.secondly he/she should speak English very fluently.third,he/she needs to be updated to what is new in dealing with teaching strategies.also a good teacher listen to his students for any comments and suggestion.
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@ladyhope (377)
• Canada
15 Sep 09
It is true that a good teacher will have all of these qualities, but sometimes they have that extra bit more that makes them GREAT. Have you ever had one of these great teachers? What made the teacher your favorite?
• Philippines
11 Sep 09
Teaching is a noble profession. My idea of a good teacher (which makes him/her my favorite) is more of an Authoritarian in nature. Manages the classroom really well and makes sure she/he follows Adult Learning Principles by heart. I am not into Laissez Faire type with do-whatever attitude, coz sometimes, proper hold on the class is essential to keep focus. Ultimately, the goal is learning and skills development. Good day!
@ladyhope (377)
• Canada
11 Sep 09
I agree that the laissez faire type is not the ideal, but given that I have no choice but to be in this class even though I am advanced compared to the rest of this class, I am greatful that this is the teacher I have.
@cbakin20 (149)
• United States
11 Sep 09
I think a great teacher is someone who can keep the class interested while teaching everything and allowing everyone to get good grades in the class. Basically, being a good teacher relies on the students a little bit. Because a teachers have different styles of teaching and everyone doesn't learn the same way, it is hard to classify this. But overall, a teacher who can handle the classroom well and still manage to teach everything they need to is really good.
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