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 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
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
If I were asked by a teacher-to-be, "how can I be a good teacher?" I would say: 1) First and foremost, take care of yourself. Get plenty of sleep, eat right and exercise. 2) Don't forget that you have a life outside ...read more
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
"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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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 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
A teacher's desk is not only the sanctity of the teacher's private things, but also the centerpiece of the room. If you have a room that is void of space and storage areas, why not open up your desk to everyone in the room...read more
How to Be a Good Teacher There is much more to being a good teacher than earning a college degree and completing your student teaching. A degree and completed course work is definitely important, but it is what happens ...read more
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 Lynn Murphy
I remember the first time I say the movie "Dead Poet's Society." I had just started teaching and I remember thinking that it would be a truly wonderful thing to have an entire class stand on top of their desks and cry out ...read more
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