Q. What are the attributes of a good teacher?
Ans. To be a good teacher the following competencies are required;
Good listener.
Reading skills.
Effective communication skill.
Understanding of the subject.
Comprehensive skills.
Learning skills.
Discipline.
Can adopt different strategies to make the students understand.
Accessible.
Hopeful and always tries to inspire students by doing, not preaching.
Are you accessible (e-mail etc.)?
Did you inquire from the students why they want to pursue studies?
Did you inform what the students will achieve after they complete the course?
Did you involve students in assigning the task of class activity?
Did you work enough in understanding the subject matter and are able to present the subject matter in a logical way?
Do you relate your teachings with the current environment?
Do you maintain an objective and respectable position with your students?
Are you able to respond to the questions clearly in class?
Do you have a good command over the subject?
Do you keep yourself updated with the recent developments of the subject?
Can you show the interconnections between different subject matter and the courses?
Are you comfortable with IT – enabled classroom teaching?
Do you share extra reference sources after your routine sessions?