THE TRAITS OF

THE 21ST CENTURY

TEACHERS
MULTI-LITERATE

o Teachers know how to use

various technologies in teaching.
Multi-specialist
• Teachers are not only knowledgeable in the
course subject they teach but also in other
areas so that they can help the learner build
up what they gain in the classroom and
outside the school and makes sense of what
was learned.
Multi-skilled

• Teachers cope with the demand for

widening learning opportunities by
being skillful not just in teaching but
also in facilitating and organizing
groups and activities.
Self-directed

• Teachers are responsible for

various aspects of school life
and know how to initiate action
to realize the learning goals of
the students and the educational
goals of the country, at large
Lifelong learner

• Teachers embrace the

ideal that learning never
ends.
Flexible

• Teachers are able to adapt to

various learning styles and
needs of the learners.
Creative problem solver

• Teachers create innovative

ideas and effective solutions to
the arising problems in the
field, be it in the classroom, in
the school or the profession as
a whole.
Critical thinker

• Teachers are critical thinkers as they

encourage students to reflect on what they
have learned, and rekindle in them the
desire to ask questions, reason out, probe,
and establish their own knowledge and
belief.
Passionate

• Teachers possess passion in the

teaching profession to ensure that
students are motivated to learn
under their guidance and care
High Emotional Quotient (EQ)

• Teachers do not just have the head

but also the heart to teach. Teaching
is emotionally taxing but an
influential job as it involves
interaction with human beings.