WHAT MAKES A TEACHER SPECIAL?

WHAT MAKES A TEACHER SPECIAL?

By Paul Bress

Based on a survey with a simple questionnaire:

Write down the five things which, in your opinion, make a teacher special.

Completed by 40 adult students of many different nationalities, and 20 experienced teachers.

STUDENTS THINK A SPECIAL TEACHER

NUMBER OF STUDENTS

HAS CARING QUALITIESINTERESTS/MOTIVATES STUDENTSUSES A VARIETY OF UP-TO-DATE MATERIALS, TOPICS AND METHODSGIVES ALL THE STUDENTS EQUAL, FAIR TREATMENTIS PATIENT AND RE-TEACHES WHERE NECESSARYIS FUNNY221510543

TEACHERS THINK A SPECIAL TEACHER

NUMBER OF TEACHERS

TREATS EACH STUDENT AS AN INDIVIDUALIS ENTHUSIASTIC/INSPIRINGHAS CARING QUALITIESCREATES A RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENTIS FUNNYIS SPONTANEOUS/FLEXIBLE171410444