How to be a Great Teacher

There seems to be a set of definite criteria that one must possess to be a great teacher. Great teachers are:

1.Concerned with their students’well-being. This includes their home and school environments and anything that might have impact or bearing on the learning process.

2.Demanding. They expect a lot of their students. From great expectations come great results.

3.Fair. They do not show favoritism between students and do not prejudge students according to the past behaviors. They do not hold grudges and start each day with a clean slate.

4.Child centered. Their classrooms are geared to the child. The student is the center and everything revolves around making the environment conducive to learning.

5.Facilitators. They create an environment where children can grow and become all that they can be. They allow children the freedom to choose what they will learn. while at the same time incorporating the skills that students need to know in the child's curriculum. Example: While learning about whales, students learn Math, English, Spelling, Social Studies and Science.

6.Continuing their education. Every one of the teachers I spoke with takes a minimum of one college class per year. They take advantage of many opportunities to travel and therefore have a great base of personal experience to share with their students.

7.Organized. They follow the motto: "A place for everything and everything in its place. These are the main characteristics that were apparent from the interviewing process.

Teachers have the potential to mold future leaders in the best way for society to create optimistic and motivated generations of the future, and thus to develop society on a national and global level. In reality, teachers do have the world's most influential work. Those that affect society's children have the ability to change lives.