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021 Qualities of Great Teachers

Qualities of Great Teachers

There are many kinds of teachers as there are stars in the heavens. Each, though of variant brightness, provide us light even in the darkest nights.

What are the qualities of great teachers? Let us spell them.
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Touch. Everytime a teacher comes into our lives, she or he can not not touch our lives. Great teachers foremost reason for teaching is to touch our lives. Great teachers make us feel even more the beauty of life, the greatness of our soul, and the joys of our spirits. Long after they graduate, we will forget most of the information fed on us, but we will never forget how these teachers touched our lives.

Electrify. Thunder is good. Thunder is impressive. But it is lightning that does the work. Great teachers cause sudden and intense excitement, they startle us, surprise us, they arouse our desire to learn. They make us look forward to every session. They make us thirst.

Aspire. Great teachers always aim for the most noble values. True them we learned to value high ideals like love, freedom, and justice.

Commit. Great teachers commit themselves to what they believe in. This is the reason why they can see the potentials of every person when others do not. All great works begin in dreams, but dreams start to become reality only when one commits himself to it.

Heal. Great teachers help us reconcile with ourselves. They emphatize with us. They feel our pains and help us heal our wounds.

Experience. Experto credite. We believe those who have had experience. Great teachers bring to life even the most boring topic because they don't simply share what they have not experienced. Great teachers believe in constant growth. They choose their experiences. They always look for new experiences. Only by growing they can help others grow.

Rejoice. Every learning experience is a celebration of life. The very act of teaching itself, for great teachers, is an occasion for expressing joy.

Self-accepting.
Great teachers are aware of their limitations. They know of their fault and problems. They also know that there are things that their powers cannot change.

Comments

LovinLids said…
This was a pleasure to read, thank you! I'm going to try to link your post to my blog because I have many friends becoming teachers and I tink they will get something from this too.

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