Good teachers are human, accessible and reliable/consistent

- they

• are fair

• will have a laugh but know how to keep order

• are people you can talk to

• make you think you can do well

• don 't give up on you

• are predictable and consistent in their mood

• are calm and have a sense of humour

• understand students and treat them 'like an equal'

• know what it is like to be young and a teenager

• have common sense

• are not petty over silly things

• don't take things personally

• can admit they have made a mistake

 

Good teachers are enthusiastic and positive

-they

• enjoy teaching the subject

• enjoy teaching us

• enjoy teaching

• give praise more than punishment

• don't say 'I would rather not be teaching you'

 

 

Good teachers are professionally skilled

-they

• make the lesson interesting and link it to life outside  the school

• are laid back but know how to keep control

• are knowledgeable in their subject and know how  to explain

• vary the way they teach to suit the students in their  classes

 

 

Good teachers are respectful of students and sensitive to their difficulties in learning

 -they

• don't go on about things (like how much better other classes are or how much better your older brothers and sisters are)

• don't shout

• explain things (and will go through things you don’t understand without making you feel small).

• are not sarcastic or vindictive