A GOOD TEACHER IS LIKE A CANDLE - it consumes itself to light the way for others.

[Mad-ox]

HI,

I opened this topic to find out your ( both teachers' & students') opinions about how you would describe a good teacher. For instance, if you have a 'problem class' where most of the students make troubles, disturb you class etc, what would you do? Would you scream at them? I recently found out that a good teacher never screams at his/her students, even if their behaviour is not adequate. A good teacher always have to find a solution ( gesticulate, modulation of voice, change the activity etc) to make the students to be interested in the field s/he teaches. So how would you describe a good teacher?


Madox

[RonBee]

A good teacher is patient. He (or she) is also courteous.

~R

[Mad-ox]

hi,

A good teacher shows the same interest in all his/her students.

Madox

[blouen]

A good teacher is passionate towards his job.

[amigos4]

A good teacher is a life-long learner!

[Mad-ox]

A good teacher makes all the/his/her students participate!

Madox

[bianca]

Hmmm...I don't see a teacher as a candle consuming itself to light the way for others. Rather as a torch which spreads light and grows brighter at the same time - with every pupil she/he gets.

[Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim]

Hmmm...I don't see a teacher as a candle consuming itself to light the way for others. Rather as a torch which spreads light and grows brighter at the same time - with every pupil she/he gets.

I think Bianca it is can be both a torch or a lamp. A lamp or a torch can indeed become brighter until all its energy is lost (like the sun powered by hydrogen) depending upon what and who you teach. I have seen teachers (primary school) completely exhausted and on the verge of losing theír nerves. Some even go as far as saying: I would never want to be a teacher again. What about a teacher being a mirror and a lamp in one illuminating and learning at the same time.

[beascarpetta]

I would never want to be a teacher again. What about a teacher being a mirror and a lamp in one illuminating and learning at the same time.

I think it all depends on whether you regard teaching as a job or a vocation.

[Mad-ox]

hi,

A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. This statement refers to teachers who do their job (of teaching) with passion and love.


Madox