What Is The Role Of The Teacher? 

The role of a teacher is crucial for student success both academically and socially. As an educator, it is important to provide a safe and nurturing environment for all students to be themselves. This includes being a great role model, a mentor, and just another human being. This consists of educators being committed to their work, and making sure that all educational requirements and expectations are being met. In the case that not all students are able to meet such standards, equitable strategies should be utilized so all students can attain success. A teacher should also encourage inclusivity and diversity in the classroom to provide motivation, empowerment, and understanding for all students from various backgrounds. Such encouragement allows for a community of trust in the classroom and makes it a learning environment for all. 

What Qualities Make Someone A Good Teacher?

Some qualities that make an individual a good teacher are being empathetic, being dedicated to their work, and being a good communicator. To start off with, being empathetic is one of the most important qualities an educator can have. This enables them to build strong relationships with their students. Having a personal relationship with students can help teachers understand them on a deeper level. Through this, students can feel a sense of belonging, and security with other students and teachers. In the case that something does happen at home, they will know that their teachers are available for them to talk to. Being dedicated and being a good communicator goes hand-in-hand. To teach, one must have passion and knowledge. Students aren’t the only ones who are learning, but teachers as well. To have such knowledge and share that knowledge with students, teachers should dedicate themselves to making sure to be knowledgeable about the curriculum they are teaching. If students end up not grasping the information, as teachers it's important that all students’ needs are being met and helping them achieve their goals. This includes spending extra time to make accommodated lesson plans, grading papers, and communicating with students, their parents, as well as colleagues at school, to understand why the students are struggling in class, what they can do to improve their understanding, etc. Overall, various qualities mold an individual to become a successful and good teacher, but expressing empathy, being dedicated to their work, and being good communicators are key characteristics that I hold the most importance. 

What Makes Me A Good Teacher? What Strengths Do I Bring To Teaching? 

My hope to make better changes in the younger generations is what makes me a good teacher. Growing up, I’ve always wanted to be an individual in power who makes ongoing and beneficial changes in my community. Although at first, I was interested in Nursing, it made me realize how less of a direct impact it had on children. Switching over to Education Studies has revitalized my hope. In the classroom, I will make sure to put in my best effort to provide an education that inspires, motivates, encourages, and builds student’s confidence for their future. Through my passion and dedication, I hope to connect with all my students through strong relationships, showing compassion, being open-minded, and constantly being a lifelong learner for myself and my future students. 

Strengths that I hope to bring into my teaching career include establishing a safe and inclusive environment that celebrates and uplifts everyone. This requires a great deal of patience, adaptability, being free of bias, and showing and teaching respectful behavior. Students aren’t only learning the curriculum at school, but the way of living as well. It's crucial that educators make sure to practice social-emotional learning in their classrooms to not only boost their effectiveness as a teacher, but to encourage students to be active, understanding, and supportive of each other. Fostering such practice enables students to feel respected, heard, and accepted regardless of their background. As a result, in their future endeavors, the students are prepared with excellent social and emotional abilities, enabling them to identify and control their conduct in effective ways in their daily lives.