How to be a good teacher 39 Articles

by Vicki Phipps

You might have two or three degrees and still have no ability to teach. You could be the most intelligent man or woman alive, but in a classroom full of students, you'd never survive. Good teachers are born that way, and a...read more

by S Langford

What makes a "good" teacher? This is a complicated question to answer because in many respects it depends on the perspective of the person making the judgment. Clearly what defines a good teacher is going to be a remarkab...read more

by Donita Weddle

During my many years as a student and then later as a teacher, I've witnessed firsthand many different teaching styles, personalities, and attitudes. Many combinations work, and many don't. For a first year teacher startin...read more

by Julie Respress

What a funny title, as if there is some key in this article that will magically assist you in being a good teacher! Well, no one has the answer because there is no answer. Being in the classroom and finding your niche is o...read more

by Les Zsoldos

Teaching is far more difficult than many people realize. A good teacher is prepared for the challenges of the classroom and ready to change a lesson plan when necessary. The key word in teaching is balance. The material...read more

by Charles Bobbitt

The Happy Teacher (with due apologies to Wordsworth) Who is the happy Teacher? Who is he That every man in a classroom should wish to be? He is the one who is not content with what he knows, but who is always str...read more

by Albert Aunchman

Our mothers were our first teachers. Good mothers and good teachers share a lot of the same qualities. A good teacher loves what he is doing and tries to reach each and every student in his class. He establishes a rapp...read more

by Joseph Zavarella

WHY TEACH? It was Oscar Wilde who said, "To have to do laborious work like sweeping floors and adding up numbers is depressing enough; to take pride in such things is absolutely appalling." His point is well taken in s...read more

by Mary Ann Neber

The recipe for a good teacher is rather complex. Sometimes it even seems impossible when one contemplates all that must be done. Aside from lesson plans which must include whole group and individual needs, one is held acco...read more

by Pedro Pacheco

The teacher is the person we trust our kids. They are the ones that will teach our sons how to read, write, count and much more important, how to behave in society. Being a good teacher is not only teaching good math or re...read more

by Fran Moriarty

Routine! Routine! Routine! How do you, the teacher, survive the classroom and make it a positive experience for the teacher and the pupils? It is called routine. The first two weeks are the "honeymoon" time. The pupils ...read more

by Narendra K

From my own teaching experience and from discussions and teaching many hundreds of teachers and thousands of teacher education students, there emerge common threads of understanding and skill that good teachers weave into ...read more

by Jen Thorpe

I was a substitute teacher for many years. I worked with students who ranged in age from kindergarteners to seniors in high school, with gifted students, special needs students, and students who were just beginning to le...read more

by Rhonda Mundy

It is important to love what you do. I am a preschool teacher in Australia. I work with young children between the ages of 3 and 5. I want to teach and help young children to become the best they can be. I have been ...read more

by Vincent LeVine

Ten Common Sense Ways To Better Teaching! 1) Win Them Over! To be effective learners, students must have a connection with their teacher and think favorably about that individual. You can't be friends with your st...read more

by mookj

There are many ways to leave a positive mark in the classroom and on the many lives you will touch over a long (hopefully) career. First, get a big tool belt! That means learn as many tricks of the trade from more experi...read more

by Sonali Chulki

"Gurur Bramha Gurur Vishnu, Gurur Devo Maheshwarah, Gurur Sakshat Para Bramha, Tasmai Shree Gurave Namah" is a sanskrit verse, translated in english, it means: Salutations to the noble teacher who is like Lord Brahma,(T...read more

by Khair Bakhsh

Teaching is a respectful, noble and prophetic profession in the world. Almost everybody can be a teacher but can not a good one surely. Teaching demands a lot of qualities from a teacher. These qualities can be achieved by...read more

by E.M.Robinson

Teachers do not learn how to be good teachers from a book or a college course. Teachers learn on their own in their classrooms with their students. It is a personal experience and can be perceived differently by different ...read more

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by Christine G.

One of my beloved mentors, my high school math teacher, gifted me with his best piece of advice when I set out into the world of teaching. "Always remember that you are not teaching subjects, but people." Teachers are ...read more