TeacHERS

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Teachers. A word that defines about someone who teaches other persons especially at school. They can be strict, funny, energetic or boring teacher. A good teacher is like a candle. It consumes itself to light the way for others. But, to be a great teacher is not as easy as ABC. They are many characteristics and aspects that determine someone as a good teacher such as knowledgeable, patience, understanding, concern and so on and so forth. And I would like to list only three characteristics of a good teacher.

First, a good teacher is the one who have good relationship with his or her students. Not all teachers in the world have this quality. Teachers who are kind and concern to their students will be loved more by them. Good and Brophy (2000) said that positive teacher-student relationship is characterized by mutual acceptance, understanding, warmth, closeness, trust, respect, care and cooperation. Positive teacher-student relationship will give positive impacts to both parties such as increases the enjoyment in the class, increases the students’ achievement in academic, students will respect and love their teachers and so and so forth. This kind of teacher will be one of the students’ favourite. This is because, usually these teachers are very nice to their students but at the same time they are very strict in a certain things.  

In addition, great teachers should have excellent teaching skills and variety of strategies and techniques used during their lessons. This is because to ensure that the students will not get bored and they will enjoy in learning any subjects in the classroom. Teachers must be creative and innovative so that they can do something different and interesting in order to attract their students to learn the subjects well. Furthermore, the students will feel more interested to learn and easier to understand what has their teacher teaches. No wonder if the students feel so motivated to come school every day since they know that the teachers have variety of activities and techniques when teaching. 

Besides, a good teacher is the one who can be a role model to students and another teachers too. Teachers who can be the role model usually have good behaviors and at the same time, they are knowledgeable and excellent in teaching. Also, a good teacher is very patience and persistence in teaching the students who have variety of manners and behaviors. As you know, pupils nowadays are so advanced which they have exposed too much things. Teacher should be very wise in managing this condition. Good teacher also the one who are willing to scarify energy, times and money to make sure that all the students will be the successful persons in the future.

In conclusion, to be a great teacher is difficult. Sometimes, we cannot withstand our students’ manners and all the obstacles that come. A great teacher should be the strongest person because students always look their teachers’ actions rather than words. Even it is not easy to be the best teachers, but it is not impossible. Everyone can be a good teacher if we try our best to be one of them. And make sure that one of our intentions is to produce students who will be useful to everybody in the world.