rossl42
29th April 2001, 04:31
I recently found this list quoted in a textbook used in a local (school) teacher training course. The original source is an article written by Charles Boag for The Bulletin (an Australian news magazine), 18 July 1989. Boag consulted academics, administrators, teachers, parents and students in researching his article.
Great teachers:
1. Enthuse students - 'The big one, with near-unanimity among bureaucrats, academics, teachers, parents and students.'
2. Treat them as individuals -
3. Know the subject -
4. Are loving, warm -
5. Teach to learn - (teach students how to learn)
6. Empathise with students
7. Relate to others -
8. Are firm, fair, flexible -
9. Are organised - (having an overall idea of what you are teaching and working through it as a naturally developing plan)
10. Prepare students for life -
11. Manage the classroom -
12. Have high self-esteem -
13. Have a sense of humour - (don't take themselves too seriously)
14. Need to be a complete person - (have interests outside the classroom, the experience of which can be related in their teaching)
15. Take risks - (dare to try something new)
The comments in brackets are in my own words, but are based on the accompanying discussion from my source. Although the original article related specifically to schoolteachers, I feel the list is appropriate to teachers in other contexts as well.
Great teachers:
1. Enthuse students - 'The big one, with near-unanimity among bureaucrats, academics, teachers, parents and students.'
2. Treat them as individuals -
3. Know the subject -
4. Are loving, warm -
5. Teach to learn - (teach students how to learn)
6. Empathise with students
7. Relate to others -
8. Are firm, fair, flexible -
9. Are organised - (having an overall idea of what you are teaching and working through it as a naturally developing plan)
10. Prepare students for life -
11. Manage the classroom -
12. Have high self-esteem -
13. Have a sense of humour - (don't take themselves too seriously)
14. Need to be a complete person - (have interests outside the classroom, the experience of which can be related in their teaching)
15. Take risks - (dare to try something new)
The comments in brackets are in my own words, but are based on the accompanying discussion from my source. Although the original article related specifically to schoolteachers, I feel the list is appropriate to teachers in other contexts as well.