Today I submitted an assignment for my EDST401 class (Education, School and Social Institutions) where we were asked to write about our personal histories. I absolutely loved that assignment because it gave me the rare opportunity and absolute freedom to reflect on and put into words things about myself that I am eager to share with people. Although 1000 words was not nearly long enough to talk about myself, I also realize that there is a limit on how much another person can care to know about me. I really respect my professor for even asking to know as much–particularly given how many classes of students she is dealing with. Without further ado, a bit about the story of my life…
Category: Personal
What makes a good teacher?
Today we did an activity where we were asked to brainstorm ideas about “what makes a good teacher”. Given everything that we’ve been learning over the past month as well as my own experiences with teaching and tutoring, I thought I had a pretty good idea about what makes a good teacher, and what my future students would be expecting of me. To me, a good teacher is someone who is observant/attentive to each student as an individual within the class, knowledgeable about what they are teaching, and passionate about what they do.
After jotting down all my ideas (in purple in the image below), I was passed two letters from middle school students who shared their take on “good teachers”. What did middle school students think a good teacher should do? I added their ideas to my brainstorming (in pink).