Effective teacher

What the effective teacher is: Personal traits.

Caregivers who build their self-esteem, treat them in a moral way, and help
them succeed by providing opportunities for quick successes so they can
feel good about themselves and want to come back.
Strong personal standards and continue to be learners throughout life.
Respectful of students, as well as parents
Highly conscientious and resourceful.
Communicate that they know what they are doing and why they are doing
it.
Aware of themselves as moral philosophers and facilitators of moral
growth.
Ability to develop trusting and respectful classroom atmospheres
What the effective teacher does: Teaching
traits.
Provides a well-planned, organized classroom environment conducive to
students spontaneous learning.
Uses Socratic Why? questions--students go beyond just giving their opinions as
teachers probe for the whys.
Models respect by speaking the language of respect in interactions with students,
and by taking students thoughts and feelings seriously.
Builds rapport with students that makes it easier for them to talk about problems,
be receptive to moral guidance, and care about what their teachers think.
Uses rules as the starting point for effective instruction and learningnot the end
point. Starts the year with rules for things like homework practicing them
repetitively so they can master them.
Serves as an ethical mentor, providing guidance through discussion, storytelling,
personal encouragement and feedback.
What and how the effective teacher thinks:
Intellectual traits.
Constantly diagnosing each childs emotional state, cognitive level, and interests by
carrying a theoretical framework in their heads.
Enters the classroom prepared, feeling that they want to be there, and with the attitude
that we are all going to have a solid learning experience.
Active learners of moral issues, with the ability to bring them forth to students by
communicating the importance of curiosity, sensitivity and self-examination.
Exposes students every day to people who are doing a variety of things to improve the
lives of others and these people experience a deeper fulfillment than can ever be found
in a bank account.
Always learning about the human condition around the world.
Knows the stage of development the student is in and as a result the capability of the
student
Spends dedicated time developing a social conscience by participating in activities that
can make a difference.