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I’ve thought long and hard about this question about “What Makes a Good Teacher” and I believe it has many angles to it. Teachers sometimes are born to teach because it is what they were put on this planet to do. They serve a higher purpose and good. Other times a teacher is prepared, either by going to school or through life experience. The road of life has prepared this teacher to share their experience with students. Let me highlight a few more things on “What Makes a Good Teacher”

1. Passion, a good teacher must have this.
2. They must have a fire in their belly that lights up their students
3. They must love kids
4. They must love the learning process
5. They must be Lifelong Learners
6. They must be willing to try new things
7. A good teacher is one who has something to share with the world
8. A good teacher is one who is sensitive to the learning environment of his students
9. A  good teacher is one who is engrossed in the subject matter
10. Yet, has various interests beyond their subject of expertise
11. Is a great listener and communicator
12. Can use multiple modes of instruction and can vary their technique when appropriate
13. If it is a classroom situation, has learned how to deal with classroom management and discipline, especially when dealing with younger students
14. is willing to learn from others
15. learns from his mistakes and tries not to repeat them
16. branches out and a spirit of exploration and discovery
17. feels young at heart and comfortable talking with and engaging his students
18. reads and is technologically competent
19. doesn’t watch a lot of mindless television, but chooses what their mind is exposed to
20. reaches out to the wider community
21. always has an active mind and is never really bored

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