2012-04-29

What does it mean to be a good teacher

There are lots of people who want to be teachers. If you are planning to become a teacher you have to think a lot before doing this. It is not so easy to teach in school. You have to feel a passion for teaching, also you have to have good qualities and be well - prepared with your subjects.

Firstly, a real teacher is a person who feels a passion for teaching. There are lots of people in the world who have the job they do not like. In such cases every day becomes unbearable and then a person feels miserable. Of course there certainly are good teachers who love their pupils and  behave with them very well. So, if you want to be a perfect teacher you have to love your job and everything what is connected with it.

Secondly, teachers must have good qualities, such as self-confidence, curiousity, creativity. Furthermore, teachers have to be interested in their pupils needs and interests. A communication between teacher and children is very important not only during the classes, but also when the classes are over. Also, it is necessary to keep in touch with pupils‘ parents.

Thirdly, it is not a secret that teachers have to be well - prepared with their subjects. If people want to be teachers they have to know a lot of things about the subject which they are going to teach. Moreover, they have to do their best in all the lessons. Teachers have to explain everything what pupils are asking about and try to explain unknown things as clear as possible.

In conclusion I would like to say that the most important thing, which you have to do before becoming a teacher,  is to think a lot before making this decision. If you are already a teacher, you do not have to forget that teaching requires a lot of things to be done, such as loving your job, knowing your subject very well and being polite and communicative with pupils and your colleagues. A real teacher is a self – confident, responsible and sociable person who wants to help in every situation.