Free Essays on What Makes A Good Teacher

  1. What Makes a Good Teacher

    eachers are important and make a difference. The quality of teaching is a crucial factor in promoting effective learning in schools. Effective teaching requires individuals who are academically able and who care about the well-being of children and youth. Points Arising from Research bullet ...

  2. What Makes a Good Teacher? - Essay 2

    I think that the most important quality that makes a good teacher is the ability to teach without double standards. There is a reason that there are specific lesson plans for specific grade levels, and there is a reason that schoolwork is graded the way it is. Many studies have been performed and continue...

  3. What Makes an Effective Teacher?

    WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER? Jerry B. Bongcayao BSE – 1 There are many reasons behind in pursuing this article. But this is not intended with any discrimination and prejudicial means against anybody. Rather, it pertains to understand the importance of being an effective teacher in student’s...

  4. Good Teacher

    What are some important qualities of a good school teacher? Use specific details and examples to explain why these qualities are important. Teaching is a very noble profession. God sent His messengers on earth to teach peace, humanity & care to mankind. Hence we can say that teaching and learning...

  5. Teacher

    What is a Good Teacher? By Catherine Taylor, Lagos What is a good teacher? Depending on one’s perspective, this question has many valid answers. A child might say that a good teacher makes learning fun, is fair, and assigns no homework. A parent might say that a good teacher is organized, has good control...

  6. The Five Qualities of a Good Teacher

    The five qualities of a good teacher I believe are as follows: Motivating Approaches things with variety Knowledge of subject matter Well organized Enjoys and respects young people ` Personally, I feel when a teacher comes to class and all he/she does is literally “read”...

  7. Classroom Management for Teachers

    for beginning teachers to address within their classrooms. Creating a supportive learning environment where all students feel capable of learning and comfortable is one of the best things a teacher can do in their classroom. Through the past few semesters, I have witnessed some really good classroom management...

  8. KAL AND THE GOOD LANGUAGE TEACHER

    Knowledge about Language and the ‘Good Language Teacher’ Stephen Andrews University of Hong Kong, China sandrews@hkucc.hku.hk Arthur McNeill Chinese University of Hong Kong, China amcneill@cuhk.edu.hk BACKGROUND Both of us have extensive involvement in ESOL teacher education, working mainly with ...

  9. My favourite teacher.

     A very good morning to my lecturer, Ms Sri Wahyuni Mohamed Kham and my fellow classmates. I am Agnes from DAN 134 . My topic today is My favourite teacher. Generally a teacher is judged as good or bad according to the student temperament . But a teacher must have some basic qualities...

  10. Being a Teacher

    BEING A TEACHER There are several arguments in favour of working as a teacher. it is a rewarding job: when teachers see how their students become wiser and well educated people, they can be happy and proud. it is a stressful job: you are responsible for your students. it can be very depressing...

  11. Ethical Dilemma. should I do this as a good teacher?

    During my four years of being a teacher, one question that I frequently ask myself is "should I do this as a good teacher?" I ask this question not to be regarded as a good teacher by my students or colleagues or superiors; I ask this question because as a teacher, I want to make sure that everything I do...

  12. The Three Types of Teachers.

    Every teacher in college is different; many have very different teaching habits. If every teacher was the same it would feel as if the students were being taught by robots; students would become very bored throughout the school day. When college students start school they are very nervous about how their...

  13. How to Become a Teacher Pet

    teacher's pet is someone who is greatly favored by a teacher. To become a teacher's pet, it will take a bit of work, but the results are phenomenal. When you're a teacher's pet, the teacher is more likely to accept excuses from you, and you are guaranteed a good high school recommendation. Being a teacher's...

  14. Teacher

    Therefore, all teachers should strive for what can be considered a “good teacher.” A good teacher can be defined as someone who always pushes students to want to do their best while at the same time trying to make learning interesting as well as creative. A positive or negative influence from a teacher early...

  15. Qualities of a Good Teacher

    of a Good Teacher There are so many wonderful professions in the world, such as doctors, lawyers, astronauts, pilots and so forth, but for some reason, I have had a passion about becoming a teacher ever since I went to school. I strongly believe that teachers are the ones who instruct us what we need...

  16. I School Good for You?

    Mr. NY SOTHUN Is School Good for You? I think I cannot live without school because school brings me knowledge. Without school, I may live my life like a normal person, and I will not be able to do anything better than a normal person able to do. Now, I want to show you how school has affected...

  17. Lies My Teacher Told Me book review

    Review Lies My Teacher Told Me, exposes many lies and/or misconceptions that different history textbooks teach to the students of America in the first six chapters. Chapter one is written with a focus on what Loewen refers to as "heroification," a process through which a people make heroes out of ordinary...

  18. relation between teacher and student

    INTRODUCTION: The teacher student relationship is very important for children. Children spend approximately 5 to 7 hours a day with a teacher for almost 10 months. We ask ourselves what is considered a good teacher. All of us have gone through schooling, and if fortunate had a favourite teacher. A positive...

  19. Abolishing Teaching Standards Means Better Teachers

    Means Better Teachers The New Yorker recently published an article by Malcolm Gladwell that affirmed the importance of educational reform. Gladwell effectively changed the focus of the reform debate from developing a better academic curriculum to developing a better way of selecting teachers. He proposed...

  20. A Master Teachers Classroom

    What does a master teacher’s classroom look like? That term seems to be thrown around a lot lately and is something that many teachers aspire to be. When I think of what a master teacher’s classroom should look like a myriad of visions come to mind. 1. Teaches kids first and curriculum second- teachers...

  21. Parents Are the Best Teachers or Not.

    Parents are the best teachers or not. Teachers are the people who teach you how to live in the society. In other words, teachers not only give you knowledge from books, but they also teach you many skills for survival as well. A lot of people think that parents are the best teachers. To my point of view...

  22. The Excellent Teacher

    The Excellent Teacher “Excellent teachers are intentional in all aspects of their role.” (D.A.P pg. 34) This one sentence really made an impact on me. I summed up the section of the text very nicely. The NAEYC position statement gives five areas of a teacher’s role. These areas of practice are...

  23. Teacher Effectiveness

    Teacher Effectiveness and Student Engagement: Causes and Effects Mecca S. Waller ENG3810- English Law-Project 1 East Carolina University Teacher Effectiveness Intro What determines whether or not a teacher is effective? Just as important, what does it take to keep the students engaged and...

  24. Make Them Learn

    Make Them Learn : An Innovation In Teaching Mukesh Srivastava, Faculty Member Department of Information Technology, INC, ICFAI University, Dehradun e-mail : mk_sri@yahoo.com A B S T R A C T Training at higher levels like MBA and other professional courses should be done as a fisherman...

  25. Ideas to Make Classroom Fun

    IDEAS TO BRING TO THE CLASSROOM TO MAKE VOCABULARY INTERESTING AND REWARDING Acquiring new vocabulary needs to be fun for student and teacher alike. Otherwise all lessons become staid and uneventful experiences. Therefore a wide range of learning activities need to be organized and effectively implemented...

  26. Vocabulary games and activities for teachers

    unimaginative ways of teaching vocabulary are not at all going to disappear in the nearest future, there is a clear tendency among active and highly-motivated teachers to use at class more creative and up-to-date lexis learning techniques, which involve into the process students’ imagination, emotional response as...

  27. What you did last summer?

    6: Staging and Aims 43 TP 7: Error correction 44 TP 8: Materials and resources 45 TP 9: Trainee Progress 48 External Observation of Experienced Teacher 49 2.8 Self-Reflection Sheets 50 3. Assignments 68 3.1 Language related task 70 3.2 Language Skills Related Task 78 3.3 Focus on the Learner 81 ...

  28. A Favorite Teacher

    Essay: 2 Option: C A Favorite Teacher or Professor Throughout my academic career, I have come across many teachers and lecturers who guided me in various subjects of my study. I could learn different things about professional and social life from them. Among all teachers, Mr. Kamran Karimlou is my favorite...

  29. What problems do teenagers with Asperger’s syndrome face to achieve success in school and how can they be helped?

    What problems do teenagers with Asperger’s syndrome face to achieve success in school and how can they be helped? Introduction In a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be different. For example if you have Asperger’s. But Asperger’s...

  30. Teacher Tenure

    Teacher Tenure Tenure has recently been a highly publicized educational issue. Some people believe it is the foundation of our school systems. Although, in some peoples opinion tenure is an outdated mode by which teachers remain employed without proper evaluation. In this day and age teachers’ jobs...

  31. what is dream

    What is dream? Why do we dream ? What is your dream? Will you achieve your dream in your lifetime? I'm certain that you desire to. I'm sure you hope you will. But will you actually do it? What odds would you give yourself? One in five? One in a hundred? One in a million? How can you tell whether...

  32. Review of Roles, Responsibilities and Boundaries as a Teacher

    Theory Assignment No.1 Review what your role, responsibilities and boundaries as a teacher would be in terms of the teaching in terms of the Teaching/Training Cycle: “Teaching and learning should be a structured process, teaching will follow a cycle and the teacher makes use of this to ensure achievement”...

  33. What Is Hyperactivity?

    What is Hyperactivity "You're not paying attention." "Don't you know where you put your lunch money?" "Stop fidgeting!" "Don't interrupt." Can you imagine what it would be like to hear people talk to you this way every single day? If you can imagine it, or if it sounds just like what you're used to...

  34. What If?

    What if? Have you ever thought to yourself what is after this life that you are living? Or why is there humans and not some other advanced life form? Or if god even really exists and if so what has he done to create humans and why?. The first time I had this thought was when I was taking an economics...

  35. Dont Know What to Do

    tell my mom so when I got home I saw my moms car and I knew I was in trouble because she just kept on staring at me. So I went to my room to think of what I did. After that I came down stairs to say I was sorry. So I was fine I wasn’t in trouble anymore but there was some things I couldn’t do. Like I couldn’t...

  36. Great Citizens Make Good Nations

    Good Citizens Make Good Nations Hiya everyone i would like to present to you an essay i wrote called good nations make good citizens hope you like it Children should be aware of their responsibilities towards their nation and to the society, if they can assume their actions, then they would certainly...

  37. Teachers taking charge

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Phillips, Michelle, Formerly, Cultural patterns and interactions among African American male… Teachers taking charge/ Michelle K. Phillips. Copyright 2005 By Michelle K. Phillips All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced...

  38. What Techniques Would You Use to Achieve Genuine Communication in the Classroom

    Unit 4 A Karr Task 1 “Well prepared teachers have a large repertoire of activities for their classes. They can organise preparation and controlled output practice; they can direct students in the acquiring of receptive skills and organise genuinely communicative activities. This repertoire of...

  39. Book Review of "Teaching Shakespeare: a Handbook for Teachers" by Rex Gibson

    This, thus, calls for the need for Singapore’s literature and/or drama, and maybe even English, teachers to be well-versed in teaching drama. In this paper, the book Teaching Shakespeare: A Handbook for Teachers, written by Rex Gibson, is reviewed. First, a general summary of the book is provided. This...

  40. What ideas would I bring to the classroom to make the learning of vocabulary more interesting and rewarding?

    What ideas would I bring to the classroom to make the learning of vocabulary more interesting and rewarding? Introduction It has been acknowledged by various linguistic commentators that vocabulary plays a very important part in language acquisition. For example, in his book on the mental lexicon...

  41. post method pedagogy and ELT teachers

    Academic and Applied Studies Vol. 2(2) February 2012, pp. 22- 29 Available online @ www.academians.org ISSN1925-931X Postmethod Pedagogy and ELT Teachers Mohammad Khatib1, Jalil Fat‟hi2 1 Department of English Language and Literature, Allameh Tabataba’I University, Tehran, Iran Department of English...

  42. Thoroughly Describe the Progress and Lack of Progress Meno, the Slave Boy, and Anytus Make in the Dialog Then Explain What This Illustrates About Socrates View on Education and Knowledge.

    Thoroughly describe the progress and lack of progress Meno, the slave boy, and Anytus make in the dialog then explain what this illustrates about Socrates view on education and knowledge. In the passage, Socrates tried to teach Meno about human virtue. He goes into philosophical way to answer the...

  43. What Are Values

    Personal Values What are values? According to Webster’s Dictionary values are something (as a principle, quality, or entity) intrinsically valuable or desirable. Based on this definition what traits would be considered a value? What is the most important value? Are values only personal can they found...

  44. Critically Examine the Work of Three Authors in Relation to How Children Develop and Learn and How Teachers and Other Adults Impact on This Process. Reflect Upon the Impact the Knowledge Gained from This Reading Has

    authors in relation to how children develop and learn and how teachers and other adults impact on this process. Reflect upon the impact the knowledge gained from this reading has had on your own developing understanding on your role as a teacher. “Learning in schools does not happen by chance, though...

  45. My Creation and Greatest Teacher

    My Creation and Greatest Teacher “Oh my God,” was my reaction when my girlfriend told me she was pregnant. The fear I felt, after receiving this news, was unlike anything I had ever felt. I asked myself, “am I ready for this?” My reply was, “no, but you better get ready.” Little did I know I was...

  46. What Is a Charter School?

      What is a charter school? Many people do not know the difference between a charter school and a regular public school. In this paper I will be explaining the purpose of a charter school, along with its history, how they function, the advantages, and disadvantages. Charter Schools are schools...

  47. How to Make a Black Male Scholar

    How to Make a Black Male Scholar According to the writer Bill Maxwell, there are more African-American males in prisons than in college. The reason for this statistics to be most likely true is because these young men did not start on their study skills and focusing on their education at a young...

  48. What?

    is to survive. It really does come down to that — if the rich continue to hoard wealth and abuse the other 95% of society, then they continually make themselves superfluous. By doing so, they receive the same treatment that they dole out to the less fortunate. This effect is clearly seen throughout...

  49. Access to Good Education

    How can government make sure that everyone has access to good education? Though educational reform undoubtedly occurred on a local level at various points throughout history, the modern notion of education reform is tied with the spread of Compulsory education - education reforms did not become...

  50. What Enabled Me to Become an a-Level Historian

    What has enabled me to become an AS level historian? There have been many aspects in my life which have been contributing factors to becoming an AS level historian. History has been my favourite subject for as long as I can remember; since I was young I have loved to learn about ancient cities and...

  51. Do good exam results at school or college guarantee success in life?Discuss the advantages that a good education can have on your future.Do you believe that studying hard will bring a better life?

    Do good exam results at school or college guarantee success in life?Discuss the advantages that a good education can have on your future.Do you believe that studying hard will bring a better life? Education and a great life are a couple essential thing for some people. It is the reason why parents...

  52. The Impact of Teachers' Autobiographies on Teaching Practice

    The Impact of Teachers’ Autobiographies on Teaching Practice by Diana Norma Szokolyai, Ed.M, M.A.   2   The more I thought about the impact of teachers’ autobiographies on their practice and the question of how the understanding of teacher autobiography might influence the way we design...

  53. Your school is organising a ceremony for your favourite English teacher who is retiring. You have been asked to give a farewell speech. Use notes below about your teacher to write your speech.

    is organising a ceremony for your favourite English teacher who is retiring. You have been asked to give a farewell speech. Use notes below about your teacher to write your speech..Everybody has a favourite teacher. You know the one I mean; the teacher who transforms the way you see the world, gives you...

  54. Make your dreams come true

    FOCUSING. There are a lot of ways to make your dreams come true, but I think the most important ways to reach them are focusing on education, to plan your goals, and having a positive mind. First, you need to have education. To begin with, you have to put put effort in what studies means, for example, when...

  55. This Is What I Call Bestfriends But More Like Long Lost Sisters!

    This Is What I Call Bestfriends But More Like Long Lost Sisters! It all began the first day, when all the new primary sevens who were becoming the new S1 pupils at Lornshill Academy had to do a trasition day to see their new school also to meet there new teachers and the new pupils who we'd call friends...

  56. What Is Hypocrisy?

    You wonder what is hypocrisy? First examine and do not kid yourself. Here I am just like you and everyone else. Let me explain hypocrisy. Examine yourself. Examine without falsification. Falsehood will do you no good. Put yourself in that other person that is hidden from the world and examine yourself...

  57. The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number

    Political Economy, and the philosophy of Utilitarianism. This was contemporaneous with the Conservative government’s view that the doctrine “the greatest good for the greatest number” should be the guiding principle of conduct. The book is little less than a virulent, scurrilous satire, a lampoon deriding...

  58. Good vs. Evil

    Many evil acts start out with good intentions. The television series Breaking Bad demonstrates the endless struggle between good and evil in human beings. In this television series, goodness is associated with taking care of your family. Throughout the program, Walter White (the main character) is at...

  59. The Relationship Between a Childs’ Level of Emotional Understanding and Teacher Ratings of Emotional Competence in the Early Years Foundation Stage (Eyfs).

    The Relationship between a Childs’ Level of Emotional Understanding and Teacher Ratings of Emotional Competence in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). 6th February, 2009 Contents Abstract 4 Introduction 4 Literature Review 6 Methodology 10 Analysis of Findings 14 Conclusion...

  60. Position Paper for Reading Teacher

    manipulating the individual sounds in words. Simply defined, phonemic awareness is a specific skill for learning to read an alphabetically written language. A good indicator of a student’s understanding of phonemic awareness is possessing the ability to segment sounds in words. Generally, if a student can identify...