What makes an outstanding teacher?

What makes an outstanding teacher?

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Hmmm.. That is a very good question with many good answers!

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I personally believe that this question is bias and depends completely on the person.

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I think an important characteristic that an outstanding teacher would have is for that teacher to have her students understand her, while also having the ability to understand her students. Times do get tough for us students sometimes. With all the projects, tests, quizzes, and daily homework our lives to get a little hectic and [extremely] stressful.

An outstanding teacher (I will now be referring to an "outstanding teacher" as "OT"--just because I can and it is easier) should also be able to keep her students' attention within class. They should be able to get the lesson taught, yet involving the students. There is this thing we call "teacher fun," which unfortunately has no correlation to what we students consider "fun". Some activities done in class can sometimes lose the minds wandering away. Grabbing and holding a student's attention in class is essential for success.

Some teachers are rather awkward to talk to. Unfortunately, these are the worst ones to have. It is hard to talk to them. When someone has a question, naturally a teacher will go to explain it. Sometimes some students still do not understand it and just nod and say "ooooh!" This is seen in many instances--trust me.

When students ask a "stupid question" it is also in the teacher's judgement whether or not to judge that question as rather not-so-smart or a simple error. Some students are discouraged when teacher shoot their question down. It is part of the teacher's job to, hopefully, get everyone on the same page and encourage them to pursue higher goals.

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And the student went on to greater things, through the teachings of the outstanding teacher.

Happily ever after.

The end.