HoW To BeCoMe A SuCcEsSfUl TeAcHeR

Hi girls! This time I’d like to reflect on which the qualities to become a successful teacher are. Here go some keys to achieve this goal:

1. Sense of humour: Sense of humour can help learners see that the learning environment can also be a source of enjoyment. It can help relieve tense classroom situations, and last, it will allow you to persevere in this stressful career. In fact, any task can become more manageable and bearable if we add a touch of humour.
2. A positive attitude: Just tell me one aspect in life which does not benefit from a positive attitude. You can’t find anyone. So, what has led you to think that the teaching profession would be the exception? Far from real! We will be thrown many curve balls all along our career and having a positive attitude would be the best way to face them.
3. Fairness: I bet you all have had an unfair teacher. It’s so frustrating! So, let’s take special care no to be labelled unfair.
4. Consistency: being a consistent teacher means letting learners know what to expect from you each day. This goes hand in hand with setting rules clearly so that learners can adjust themselves to the learning environment successfully.
5. Flexibility: I guess that in today’s world flexibility has become a must in all professions. Make sure we don’t leave the flexible attitude halfway.
6. Patience: is it necessary for me to expand on this point? Any of us who has had any kind of teaching experience knows it by heart.
7. Common sense: yes, common sense. It’s simple but vital. Please don’t ever let it go! It should be kept as a treasure. I have witnessed as a student that loosing your common sense can turn into a tragedy!
8. Don’t take things for granted: this is THE comment made below workshops’ plans, that’s why it may sound a bit of a clichéd. But it’s gospel.

Well, these are just a few keys to take into account and remember every time we’re in front of a classroom. But, surely, there are many more keys to learn as soon as we start to build our careers. And that’s another key: be open to learn. There won’t come a day when we’ll have learnt everything. Every day is a new chance of learning. I believe this is just wonderful and we should take advantage of that!