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  • S Slacker007

    There are many traits that make a good teacher and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. I have experience being on both sides of the classroom so to speak and I think that a big trait needed to being a great teacher is patience. I learned patience in the military out of all places and I try hard to use it in my personal and professional life. I fail sometimes but I never lose site of this trait. Patience to listen, to understand, and to allow failure. What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

    Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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    S Houghtelin
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    Just like any job, a good teacher enjoys what they do. The teachers that I’ve learned the most from had an enthusiasm and passion for what they taught and for teaching. When they see the light bulb go on in a student’s eyes, that gives them a high. The same feeling most of us get with a nice piece of code and a job well done.

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    • S Slacker007

      There are many traits that make a good teacher and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. I have experience being on both sides of the classroom so to speak and I think that a big trait needed to being a great teacher is patience. I learned patience in the military out of all places and I try hard to use it in my personal and professional life. I fail sometimes but I never lose site of this trait. Patience to listen, to understand, and to allow failure. What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

      Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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      Enthousiasm

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      • S Slacker007

        There are many traits that make a good teacher and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. I have experience being on both sides of the classroom so to speak and I think that a big trait needed to being a great teacher is patience. I learned patience in the military out of all places and I try hard to use it in my personal and professional life. I fail sometimes but I never lose site of this trait. Patience to listen, to understand, and to allow failure. What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

        Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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        A good teacher must also be a good student. They must enjoy continual learning, not just of their subject, but others as well. A good teacher has a passion for the subject and the best teachers inspire their students with that passion. Teachers must also be adaptable, not everyone learns the same way, so they must be able to change and effectively communicate, in whatever medium or style works for the student.

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        • S Slacker007

          There are many traits that make a good teacher and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. I have experience being on both sides of the classroom so to speak and I think that a big trait needed to being a great teacher is patience. I learned patience in the military out of all places and I try hard to use it in my personal and professional life. I fail sometimes but I never lose site of this trait. Patience to listen, to understand, and to allow failure. What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

          Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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          GuyThiebaut
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          A good teacher needs to be interested, even fascinated, in what they are teaching, they need to be willing to explore with the student rather than 'teach' the student. The teacher needs to convey their enthusiasm rather than knowledge - as teaching is really about helping another to learn rather than conveying facts and figures...

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          • S Slacker007

            There are many traits that make a good teacher and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. I have experience being on both sides of the classroom so to speak and I think that a big trait needed to being a great teacher is patience. I learned patience in the military out of all places and I try hard to use it in my personal and professional life. I fail sometimes but I never lose site of this trait. Patience to listen, to understand, and to allow failure. What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

            Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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            Maximilien
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            I remember one math teacher in high school; he was about 8 feet tall, had a green tint to his skin ... he was called the green monster! He was passionate, he had patience, but only for those who tried their best, whether they were good or just average, if the students worked hard he would work even harder to have them learn and as much as possible make them enjoy his classes. For those who did not deign work hard, he just dropped them off and failed them. That was the best math class ever. and I passed with high marks!

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            • S Slacker007

              There are many traits that make a good teacher and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. I have experience being on both sides of the classroom so to speak and I think that a big trait needed to being a great teacher is patience. I learned patience in the military out of all places and I try hard to use it in my personal and professional life. I fail sometimes but I never lose site of this trait. Patience to listen, to understand, and to allow failure. What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

              Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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              Slacker007 wrote:

              What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

              Finding 'someone who wants to learn'. :)

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              • P peterchen

                Some old fart said it best: Those who can, do. Those who understand, teach. admitted, that's required but not sufficient. For me, the key "soft skill" is putting oneself into someone elses shoes: watching your student and understanding his confusion, his slow pace, why he comes to the wrong conclusions. Failing that (or in addition): patience.

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                peterchen wrote:

                Those who can, do. Those who understand, teach.

                I've always heard it a little bit different... Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. But I don't think that is what he wanted in this thread... lol

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                • S Slacker007

                  There are many traits that make a good teacher and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. I have experience being on both sides of the classroom so to speak and I think that a big trait needed to being a great teacher is patience. I learned patience in the military out of all places and I try hard to use it in my personal and professional life. I fail sometimes but I never lose site of this trait. Patience to listen, to understand, and to allow failure. What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

                  Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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                  Patience, kindness and a big stick. :-D

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                  • S Slacker007

                    There are many traits that make a good teacher and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. I have experience being on both sides of the classroom so to speak and I think that a big trait needed to being a great teacher is patience. I learned patience in the military out of all places and I try hard to use it in my personal and professional life. I fail sometimes but I never lose site of this trait. Patience to listen, to understand, and to allow failure. What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

                    Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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                    Listening. I think it is important for the teacher to listen. Might sound odd, but think about it.

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                    • L Lost User

                      You need to be able to make the subject interesting to whoever you are trying to teach, you have to make it relevant to them and put it in such a way that it grabs them by the balls and keeps them wanting to learn. You cannot teach everyone in the same way.

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                      You cannot teach everyone in the same way - so true, that's the one thing that frustrates me the most when I'm out in the field doing interactive on-site training for our product lines. On the other hand, my class sizes are usually 4 to 8 people at a time, so it is much easier to give some one-on-one and the other students pitch in too. :cool:

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                      • S Slacker007

                        There are many traits that make a good teacher and not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. I have experience being on both sides of the classroom so to speak and I think that a big trait needed to being a great teacher is patience. I learned patience in the military out of all places and I try hard to use it in my personal and professional life. I fail sometimes but I never lose site of this trait. Patience to listen, to understand, and to allow failure. What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

                        Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)

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                        Slacker007 wrote:

                        What are some other traits that you think are important to teaching someone who wants to learn?

                        The ability to inspire. /ravi

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