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Qualities of a Good Teacher

Delwar Hossain Shaikh
Teaching Is a complex activity. It includes giving Information, asking questions, explaining, listening and a lot of other activities. In philosophical terms, teaching Is a task work like 'hunting* or 'fishing' not an achievement work like winning", it means that a person may teach but his pupils may not learn what he intends tliem to learn
In Bangladesh about 78 per cent of secondary school teachers have no professional degree. The teacher-training colleges and the Institute of Education and Research that arc Involved with teacher-training at the secondary level cannot accommodate a large number of trainees. So the secondary schools In the coun try are running mostly with non-trained teachers. But we need better teachers to raise tlie quality of education.
An opinion survey of teachers of secondary schools of Dhaka city shows about fiftyeight per cent teacher believe that good lesson presen tation is the quality of a good tcaclrcr. Good lesson presentation Is an art. Good lesson
planning Is essential for p>od teaching. The teacher s job is far more than standing before a group and delivering a series of correct statements about a subject to be taught. Lecture, talks, discussions, demonstrations must be make as interesting as possible.
The teacher's personality has also been identified as one of the qualities, it includes the teachers voice, punctuality, dress, health, sense, and attitudes. A teacher should speak clearly and distinctly using his natural voice. He should start his class on time and finish his class on time. A proper sense of timing can be developed only by experience.
Motivation is condition of teaching. So a teacher must have the capacity to motivate his students. One educator has said. There is no such thing as unmotivated learning."
A teacher's attitudes must be fair. firm, and friendly. He must be sympathetic and approachable over a student's work and personal problems.
The establishment of a proper relationship between a teacher and his class is vitally important. This determines whether the process of learning is going to be a co-operative one.
Sixty per cent teacher feel that the teacher should maintain a friendly informal atmosphere In which the students can feel relaxed and are not afraid of asking or discussing a point.
Fifty per cent teacher believe that the teacher should know how to use the teaching aids in the classroom. Proper use of teaching aid makes the lesson attractive and easier to the students.
About sixtyseven per cent teachers feel that teacher's should know the various methods and techniques of teaching.
Fifty per cent teachers opined that the classroom teacher has to know the technique of evaluation. The system of evaluation guide the students to achieve the objectives of lessons. If the teacher does
not evaluate his students, the students achievement will be unknown to him.
A study was done by sister Maria Gracia in 1983 on Teaching learning process'. In her study she concluded that the teacher must understand children. A teacher must understand the learning process. He must be competent and organised and must respect individual worth.
Thomas Elwyn (1980) categorised teacher's qualities as :
Cognitive effective which includes knowledge of the subject. intelligence;
Communication effectiveness which Includes good pronunciation. and clear expression.
Pedagogical effectiveness that includes good lesson presentation. and use of teaching materials:
Personality effectiveness that includes sincerely, punctuality. and good character:
Training effectiveness that, includes training in certain general classroom skills often linked to a teaching subject.