Everyone has their own definitions for a good teacher. Some said a good teacher must be loved and liked by all of his or her students. And some said a good teacher surely can produce a lot of best students. But for me, I have different opinions about characteristics of a good teacher.
Firstly, a good teacher must have passion for teaching. It is because if they have passion for teaching in their soul, they will do the best and anything they can do in their teaching. As we can see that, a good teacher will give out everything they have got and everything they know to give their students the best learning. It is surprising that a good teacher will stay calm and spirited although they have to teach same things for several times because their pupils do not understand. As we can see a good teacher will not have problems to work to work overtime for extra classes without concern about the pay that they will get.
Secondly, a good teacher must love the subject they are teaching. If the teacher love their subject, they will take pride in teaching it as well. In turn, they will bring ourself to come in excited and enthusiastic for their lesson. At the same time, their students also will interested and enjoy to their teaching. In addition, good teachers not only love their subject, but they love to share that joy with students.For example in history subject, the teacher can be a story teller or an actor or actress to visualize what they want to teach to the students. By doing this way, it will motivate students to learn and love the subject and also to teachers the as they can see their teachers show enthusiasm in teaching them the subject.
Thirdly, a good teacher must be highly knowledgeable and up to date in their subject area. A good teacher will constantly trying to learn more about their subject. It is to make sure that the teachers can answer anything questions from the students. However, do not pretend to know it all. A good teacher is willing to learn from students. Nowadays, students are more up to date in technologies and gadget than their teachers. Maybe in computer lesson, teachers ought to ask opinions adn help from their students if something happen such as installing new software in computer.
Lastly, a good teacher must know how deal and treat with the students well. Teachers must show empathy and fairness among students without look at their background. A good teacher should treat their students well in physically and emotionally. By doing this way, the bond between the teachers and students are strong and communications between them also will be affected. To treat students well from physically, the teachers should know what students need in order to get ready to learn such as a good condition and environment in class including table and chair. More than that, teachers should know to treat students by emotion by understanding and concern about them health, safety and also study. A good teacher should show flexibility in responding to pupil needs especially in special education class. We can see that, in special education class, there are students who have different needs and problems. So, their teachers know the basic how to handle with their students such as quick treatment for the epilepsy.
As my simple conclusions, a good teacher should have all the good qualities so that they can be a role model for their students. A good teacher should have passion in teaching, love and highly knowledgeable in their subject. But not least, a good teacher should know how to treat their students well.
