Comments on: Characteristics of Good Teachers

By: Panagiotis Stasinakis

Panagiotis Stasinakis — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:18:09 +0000

Most of all, a good teacher should WANT to be a teacher. As a professional who always try to improve his/her status in order to be a better teacher hour by hour, day by day.

By: Paul Hummel

Paul Hummel — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:50:32 +0000

I like to tell students, “All you need to get a good grade in this class is motivation. The bad news, my friends, is that if you don’t have it you may not even pass.” The same is true for college instructors. All you need to succeed is motivation. Motivation to become a subject matter expert. Motivation to put in the time to prepare. Motivation to develop your skills as an instructor. Motivation to care about your students’ success. The bad news, my friends, is that if you don’t have it you may not even pass.

By: Harry Applin

Harry Applin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:29:32 +0000

All fine and good, but administrators don’t get that. I still see good teachers leaving because administrators put up all kinds of roadblocks to progress. Case in point, Building Information Modeling to hand drafting and 2D CADD. Guess who wins, not the future for students. Moving the old goats is more difficult than moving a mountain.

I disagree with the glass half full comment, understanding that it maybe the glass is to large or that the fluid is to small should also be evaluated.

By: Kevin M. Gleason

Kevin M. Gleason — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:29:32 +0000

1. Educators must think Teachering is “Fun”.
2. Must be of th type who sees the glass is half full. Must possess a positive mental attitude.
3. Must always been looking for that approach that opens the door to learning…it might be taking something that is occuring in the news that has public attention and tailoring it into the topic of the day.
4. Must not let the administrators get in the path of being honest with the student(s).
5. Must always speak the truth! Once credibilty is lost…it is lost!

By: Sebastian Tharakan

Sebastian Tharakan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:58:34 +0000

This reminds me of a quotation of Literature Nobel Laureate: Rabindranath Tagore, who reminds us that a teacher should always be a student; always willing to learn and re-learn in his quotation which runs thus: ““A teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame. The teacher who has come to the end of his subject, who has no living traffic with knowledge, but merely repeats his lesson to his students can only load their minds not quicken them.” Dedicated teachers teach not just because it is their job; but more because, teaching is their passion, and it is this passion that impels them to constantly strive towards improvement and excellence.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:05:40 +0000

Great post! These are things I am always striving to do!

By: Brenna

Brenna — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:52:42 +0000

Teachers are learners. From my Christian education learning, I discovered that the Hebrew words for teach and learn are the same. So… teachers are intense learners.

Great characteristic list of teachers.