NAME : RICHARDO FARIS DEDU

TEFL NIM
CLASS
: 1701020104
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SEMESTER : VI

QUALITIES OF A GOOD TEACHER

Education is the most important part in our life. The kind of education one
receives largely depends on the kind of the teacher, especially in the early years of our
schooling. Moreover, in today’s society, teachers come in all types and sizes. For
example, based on my own experience during schooling days, some teachers are very
good, whereas some teachers are not that good in their teaching strategy and behavior.
Teachers should possess many qualities that closely related to the teaching values, which
encompass the individual, social and professional characteristics and qualities of teachers.

A competent teacher should possess individual qualities such as being kind-

hearted, humorous, patient, responsible, having confidence and leadership. In my
opinion, among all these qualities, patience is the most important quality that a good
teacher should have. A teacher with patience is a teacher who can control their emotion in
a particular situation because the teacher will face students with various character and not
easy to get angry. This teacher is also always willing to keep explaining when there are
students who play when the classroom activity.

Being responsible also plays a major part among those individual roles. A
responsible teacher will always attach importance on his/her duties. Such teacher will
always strive to work with full dedication to ensure their task is perfectly complete.
Teachers with this attitude also have a true compassion for their students. They always
care about their students as individuals and wanted to help them when the students face
problems either in studies or in life. These teachers are also dedicated towards the
excellence of their students. They will do their level best to raise the bar of their students.
Even, they always expect the best from their students in order to give the students a sense
of confidence in their studies.

High professional qualities are also important for a qualified trained teacher. In
order to present the lesson efficiently well, a teacher should possess professional
characteristic such as inquisitive, having powerful memory, being communicative and
innovative.

As a conclusion, teachers play a crucial and vital role in the molding of students.
Every teacher should embed the qualities stated above into their selves, in order to
become a good teacher. Through this, the teachers can guide students to attain the
knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the world.