You know Kathleen in the office? She and her daughter Elizabeth have been checking out our blog tonight and posted a question for you. Elizabeth is starting university in the fall and will be studying to become a teacher. What she wants to know is "What makes a good teacher?" You've all had several teachers so far and are great commenters, questioners and advice-givers. How can you answer that question? Leave a comment, or a few comments, here. I told her we'd also tweet some answers for her next week.
UPDATE: Thanks for your fabulous, thoughtful comments! Gabby even wrote a post on her blog to answer this!
UPDATE #2: We are tweeting with the hashtag #gt209!
What I think makes a good teacher is:
ReplyDelete-When you get to work with a child one on one so you can know how they like to work and how they can get work done.
-What I think also makes a really good teacher is when you are able to have some fun while teaching the students.
Awesome ideas, J! Thanks for visting and commenting. I agree that one on one work is so important. Thanks for reminding me! I always try to fit some of that in, but there's always room for more one on one time!
ReplyDeleteOOPS!! That was actually me, Fiona that wrote that comment . Accidentally commented on J's google account !!! Sorry about that!!
DeleteWhat I think the key is interactivity and creativity to being a good teacher. Leave lots of room for the kids to be creative in the task! Also make the kids feel proud in there work, motivate them! A good teacher is one that the kids will remember in a good way, so help them keep on going! I think it would be great if she talk to Shauna about some strategies.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Congrats Liz!
Those are some really good ideas, Pat.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteHere is what I think makes a great teacher:
ReplyDelete-You have to be open to trying what the kids think they are best at, after all people learn in different ways on different days.
-Have fun, every now and then play a game with the kids/teens like blind ogre were you have someone in the middle with their eyes closed (kid/teen) and then they have an elf (Kid/Teen) who is trying to save the elf that has been "caught" and they steal a pair of keys or a rattly object and the ogre has three try's to point to where he/she thinks the elf is. (Remember that they have to keep their eyes closed!)
-The teacher should be a learner. (A teacher doesn't teach everything a teacher has to have some space to learn from the kids!)
-Also when you don't feel like teaching get someone in you class to teach a lesson!
Congratulations Elizabeth!
-Fin
Come to my Blog. I made a post about it.
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