Physical description

Physical description

A TEACHER  is responsible for the development of a whole group of students. Teaching is not only about the dissemination of academic knowledge, since teachers must also absorb what their students think and guide them in the right way.

5 characteristics of the most effective teachers

1 - An open mind

Learning and adaptation are two of the biggest parts of being a good teacher. Each day this experience will bring you new and unexpected obstacles to overcome, so you must be able to adapt and know how to handle a significant amount of adverse elements, especially at the beginning of your career.

"Effective teachers are not born, they are made after a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication," says Lynn Columba, program coordinator at the Faculty of Education at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

2 - Flexibility and patience

Interruptions while giving lectures are very common, so a flexible and patient attitude is important not only for you to have your level of stress stable, but also so that you can control any situation that can be generated by the students in your charge.

3 - Dedication

Being a teacher generates great benefits such as having several months of vacation. However, this profession implies total dedication, so it is necessary that you learn new skills and, for example, attend seminars on different subjects and disciplines during this period of rest.

4 - Positive attitude

A positive attitude will help you to know how to cope and act in front of diverse problems that students can express or have. The young people you teach will also have a teacher, a reference to whom to go in different situations. It is important that you maintain an open attitude with them so that they feel supported.

5 - High expectations

An effective teacher must have high expectations, so every day must motivate their students to strive more and more to achieve better results.

Compliance and stillness are not characteristic of this profession. Being a teacher is an arduous task, without doubts, but only those who aspire to more and have high expectations about their work are those who achieve success and stand ou