List 5 Qualities That a ‘Good’ Teacher Should Have and Give Reasons for Your Choices. Which of These Qualities Do You Consider to Be More Important, and Why?

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A good teacher should… 1. Love teaching! This will reflect in the classroom and motivate the children. A person who does not love their job will not do the job as well as someone who truly wants to be there and this will reflect in the classroom. A teacher should really care that the students are learning – this is the main role of the teacher, to teach. 2. Know the subject they are teaching – a person cannot teach something they do not know. If a teacher is unsure about a lesson planned for the next day, they should make sure that they know and understand what they will be teaching so that students will know and understand too. 3. Observe the students constantly and try to pinpoint where any particular students have a weakness or are having difficulty understanding. They should then try to help that particular student by giving personal attention wherever possible, without showing any favoritism and always making sure that all the students feel they are important. 4. Be able to correct constructively, always being sensitive to the feelings of the student being corrected, and trying to help without de-motivating them. No one likes to be corrected, and if you are going to correct someone, one should do so in a way that will make them feel that they are not stupid. Probably a good way to correct someone is to make them feel that a question they have asked is a good one, or a mistake they might have made is an easy one to make, and explain where they have gone wrong. Be kind, patient, always encouraging. A teacher who does not have these attributes will easily de-motivate children. One should always remember that learning a different language is not easy and patience should be exercised if a student is not grasping a concept – showing kindness and patience shows that you care, and will go a long way to helping the student stay motivated and

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