Teacher as a person

Chapter 2 of qualities of effective teacher presents important characteristics that an effective teacher should have. In my opinion, the characteristics that I find pretty important and interesting are knowing students and listening. Knowing students, for instance, is an essential characteristic for a great teacher to get because students have to know how well students are performing or doing during the classes. Also, it helps teachers to know what the students’ needs are and which areas the students need some help for they to have a better development through the classes and through their lives. Moreover, knowing students allows teachers to understand each student’s learning style and to understand each    student’s personality with regard to some personal situations that may affect students’ behavior and performance in school. Besides, listening plays a really important role because it shows that teachers care not only about what happens in the classroom with their students but also what happens with students’ lives in general. If teachers are able to pay attention to students and listen what students want and what students like or dislike, teachers are capable to know better the students’ needs and interests. In this way, teachers can take advantage of these characteristics by teaching according to what students want, need, like or are familiar with.  Finally, I can say that these characteristics are closely related and seem really important according to what I stated above because if teachers are able to listen their students, of course, they are going to know them better.