What is Good Teaching?

 

When I reflect on my own teachers, several individuals come to mind because I rate them as great teachers. One was a secondary school teacher, one a university lecturer, one a violin teacher, and one a life/spiritual teacher. These four I could call my role-model teachers – not to imply that I wish to be exactly like them, but rather that either consciously or subconsciously I emulate certain of their qualities and skills in my own way. On reflection, I notice that these teachers possess certain key qualities and capabilities in common:

 

 

• Relationship and rapport

• Humour

• Giving feedback: self-esteem, self-confidence, self-efficacy

• Engaging, practical, relevant

• Tailored and targeted

• Variety, pace – interest and motivation

• Creativity and self-direction

• Scaffolding and mentoring