THE B.E.S.T MATH TEACHER

SHIRLEY C. CATALAN

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% ubbly 7he best Path teacher needs to haYe full of energy and enthusiasP 6he talks a lot to build relationship and Pake Path fun and easy 6he needs to be Yery liYely while teaching the subMect 7here is a saying that ³$ttitude is contagious´ that¶s why, teachers need to be bubbly at all tiPes in order to catch students¶ attention and becoPe participatiYe in the lesson

( Ppathy 6tudents learn in different ways and the best Path teacher understands that 6he sees things froP their point of Yiew 6he keeps up with the best practices in Path education and regularly incorporates theP into her instruction to help all of her students to learn 6he assures that there will be an interaction during class discussion

6 Part 7he best Path teacher has an e[tensiYe and deep knowledge of PathePatics 7his knowl edge allows her to confidently e[plain concepts and processes to her students 6he uses different teaching strategies to unlock and able students to answer the giYen problePs

7 actful 7he best Path teacher is tactful 6he is seen to be a leader in her classrooP and in the school 6he builds relationship to students in order for theP to feel at ease and help theP boost their Porale +er students respect her, not only for the knowledge gained in PathePatics, but for the oYerall attitude and actions :hen students PisbehaYe, discipline is consistent and fair ,n the classrooP, she serYes as the facilitator of learning, she does not take to play the role of know it all 6he proYides students with knowledge and tools to solYe problePs and encouraging theP to think out of the bo[ :hen students answer incorrectly, she does not allow theP to Tuit but rather encourage theP to figure out where they went wrong and keep working on the probleP until they get the correct answer, thus proYiding support and guidance where needed

%eing the best Path teacher is one of a kind 0ath is like cliPbing a Pountain it s really hard, but you feel great when you get to the top 7ouching students¶ liYes and Paking the best for theP is like getting to the top

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7he author is 7eacher , at 3otrero 1ational +igh 6chool