QUALITY OF A GOOD TEACHER

A good teacher will produce a good student. Teachers have very important responsibility of shaping the lives of young, impressionable children. With this responsibility comes great pride and joy. Therefore all teachers should strive for what can be considered to be a good teacher.

           

I will discuss about what are the good characteristics of a good teacher. First, a good teacher must be a knowledgeable person. A teacher should know the subject matter very well because he or she has to deliver the knowledge to the students so that they will understand the subject very well. Students definitely will ask questions to their teachers regarding the subject that they learn in the classroom, so the teachers must be well prepared so that they can answer the questions correctly and confidently. Variety of methods and strategies in teaching will create a good condition in classroom. For example, teachers can use demonstration method, cooperative learning, hands on activity, group discussion and many more. Students will not feel bored while learning and they will give their best cooperation with the teachers. A good teacher also should be very confident while delivering the knowledge to the students.

           

A good teacher as well should show his or her very best attitude because students will always take them as their guidance. A good teacher is a good communicator. They should communicate in a very good way by using suitable language. Teachers should not use harsh word while communicate with the students because they will fell insecure and they will think that what their teachers done is right.  Teachers should be polite and they should avoid sarcasm and humiliation because they will give bad effects to students’ emotion. They will tend to hate teachers and they probably will be absent from school. Teachers should be friendly. They should know students personally by name and background. Students will feel happy when teachers know their name and this will help to create a really special bond between teachers and students. A special bond will create a good condition in classroom while learning. Teachers also should talk with students easily. Teachers with sense of humor will create a good condition in classroom. Students will enjoy the lesson and they will give their maximum support and attention while learning.

           

Physical appearance is really important for a good teacher. A good teacher will wear tidy and suitable clothes. They should show that they are good role model for the students. Teachers not only being observe by the students but also by the parents and public. People have really high expectation to the teachers, so they should show their very best. Teachers should follow the dress code prepared by the Ministry of Education. When teachers dress for success, they gain respect from administrators and get a positive example for their students.

           

In a nutshell, a good teacher must be knowledgeable and has a very good attitude and appearance because teachers can influence students. Every student in your classroom is somebody's child, and those children are loved very much. Teachers need to treat them like they want their own children to be treated and be the teacher for them that teachers want for their kids. To become a good teacher, you not only teach the children, but you also have to learn from them.

SCHOOL BASED EXPERIENCE

Last week on 18^th of March until 22^nd of March 2012, I went for school based experience at Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato’ Hamid (2) in Pasir Mas Kelantan. It was a really great moment for me and I had no regret choosing that school for my third SBE.

            On the first day when I arrived at school, I felt like stranger. Pupils in the school kept looking at me strangely. But it last only for a while as after they get to know me well, we started to become close. What I really like the most about that school was the environment there. The teachers including the headmaster were really friendly and helpful. I can ask them freely about the information about the school and subjects. Not only the teachers, but the school’s clerks were also really friendly. I enjoyed being part of them even though it was for five days only. From my observation, I found that the teachers there were really committed with their work. They were giving their best effort to make sure that all the pupils there will be success in their life in the future.  

            When I was there, I was given a chance to enter the classroom because the teachers on duty were not there. I was given the worst class in the school according to the senior assistant of students’ affair. I learnt how to control the class. At first it was extremely hard as they love to move here and there, running outside the class, talking and shouting loudly. I was shocked because I do not know how to control them. I amazed their teachers because they can stand with them. At first, it was hard to control them. I recall back what I had learnt in IPG on how to control students in class. They would never listen to me until I told them that I asked them to draw. Fortunately, they were interested and they give their cooperation with me. They drew whatever they want and I noticed some of them had really great potential in drawing. While they were drawing, I shared some of the stories with them and they started to like me. When the period end, they asked me whether I will enter their class again tomorrow and I said to them, I will only enter their class when they promised they will behave themselves. Again for the next day, I entered that class again and I found that I was not as hard as the first time because I started to feel that we were creating a special bond for each other. I feel touch when some of them gave me presents before I leave the school.

            I love being around children as I found that they are pure and lovely. I choose to be a teacher because teaching is my soul. I will never regret choosing to be a teacher as teacher is a noble job. This school based experience really teaches me a lot on how to be a good teacher. I will use this chance wisely to collect as many experiences as I can before I become a real teacher.