Code of a Good Teacher.
Teachers are important and make a difference. The quality of teaching is a crucial factor in promoting effective learning in schools and universities. Effective teaching requires individuals who are academically able and who care about the well-being of children and youth and who work in a shared and collegial way with other staff.
I believe if you have chosen to become a teacher you should follow one general rule: you love your role, you love being with your students and you couldn't imagine doing anything else. You were meant to teach, you know this in your heart. I think the teacher should also be patient and know that little steps in learning go a long way.
When it comes to the efficiency, I think, the direct effect of good teaching on pupils is difficult to assess, as relating ‘good teaching’ directly to higher attainment in pupils is almost impossible to verify. However, here are my attempts to analyse what constitutes a ‘good teacher’. The following points seem to me to have an impact on pupils:
The good teacher must
-be highly knowledgeable and up to date in their subject area, but do not pretend to know it all, willing to learn from pupils.
-resourceful and positive and adopt a problem-solving approach
-creative and imaginative and have an open attitude to change
-systematic and well organised, focused, determined and hardworking
-demonstrate empathy and fairness, are caring and approachable.
These points might seem mediocre but I believe them to help the teacher to encourage pupils to think, to make connections, to practise and reinforce, to learn from other learners and to feel that if they make mistakes they will not be ridiculed or treated negatively.
It is very difficult to point out a good teacher’s demands from pupils or students of different age groups but if I were a teacher I would want my class to follow these general rules:
-not to be late
-to show respect to me and to other students
-not to be afraid to ask me questions
-to keep their bad behavior and low spirits out of my classroom but not to forget to take their homework done with them.
I believe these simple- to-follow rules to help the teacher to be viewed as “easy going”, “relaxed”, with an “open” manner and to bring a relaxed atmosphere to the classroom which I’m sure is the best for successful teaching.