Teaching
is one of the most complicated and challenging jobs today. The main role of a
teacher is to educate and teach students to be success in their life. Everyone
can be a teacher, but not all of them can be a good teacher. They hold our young children's minds in their hands
and mold them like pieces of fine clay. Here, I want to share some qualities
or characteristics that is required in order to become a great teacher.
Firstly, a great teacher must have
excellent teaching skills. He or she can explain ideas clearly in class, is
able to attract students to follow the teaching and learning process smoothly, have
good communication skills, have variety of teaching techniques and approaches,
and can make the subject become interesting and enjoyable. A good teacher with
excellent teaching skills for sure can control the class well and the
objectives of the lessons can be achieved. He or she easily to swap ideas with
other teachers and attends seminars or classes in order to improve his/her
teaching skills.
Besides that, to become a great
teacher at school, we need to have a good and strong relationship with
students. A good teacher knows students personally by name and background,
avoid humiliation, ready to listen to his/her students’ problems and talk,
understand their feelings and appreciate students’ opinions and suggestions in
class. If a teacher has a good relationship with students, the students will
feel comfortable and enjoy to be in class. They will follow the instructions
given easily and try to give the best cooperation to their teacher.
Then, a good teacher is also
prepared and organized for class earlier. He/she will plan what is going to
teach and what is the objectives of the
lesson before enter the class every day so that the teaching and learning
process will be smooth and under control. He/she shows good attitudes and
behaviours by entering the class on time, be fair and square in giving task and
make decision, responsible, creative, patient and so on so forth. Furthermore,
they love what they do. They teach and do everything not for the money,
prestige, or glory, but they do it because it brings them an incredible feeling of satisfaction knowing they are contributing
positively to the futures of others.
In a nutshell, it is not easy to
become a great teacher. We should have a unique set of qualities such as excellent
teaching skills, good and strong relationship with students, and also prepared
and organized for class earlier. A good teacher will be loved, remembered and
appreciated by the students although they already success in their life.
