The best teacher I've ever had

I have had good teachers and bad ones in my life, and I have learned from all of them and their methods. Nowadays, as a teacher and a learner, I believe that the main characteristic of a good teacher is to be passionate and to have the ability to convey enthusiasm for learning.

What other features do I appreciate in teachers?

§  Communication. Good teachers should be great communicators and they should keep in mind the purpose of responding to different learning styles of their students (visual, kinesthetic, verbal).

§  Creativity.  I like teachers that always think of new ways to do things, because they are never content with doing something the usual way if a better way is possible. They use different techniques that allow students to explore their skills through a variety of resources such as, newspaper articles, video clips, blogs or Internet.

§   Humor. Great teachers add humor to the class in order to create rapport and make a safe and enriching learning environment. Students must feel free and they shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes.

§  Leadership. Leadership teachers are good organizing activities and getting everyone feels included. They act as facilitators and provide cooperative work (pair work, group work, whole class). And they let students being the protagonist of their own learning.

As a conclusion, goods teachers love learning and love their work and have the ability to challenge their students with new task, and new ideas. Those teachers make their students go out of their comfort zone. They invite their students to the magic zone, the zone where students have new experiences and where the process of learning is creative and powerful.
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