Qualities of a good teacher (academic faculty)

Teaching is a career that provides excitement, challenges, personal reward and a chance to encourage and support young students to achieve their goals. There are many personal qualities and skills that make someone a good or great teacher. Here are what I believe are the essential Qualities of a Good Teacher.

• Adapt to change (open to change and coping well with change)
• Approchable
• Being fair-minded (just and impartial; not prejudiced)
• Calmness
• Cares about the students
• Challenges the students
• Consistency
• Creative and innovative
• Empathy
• Enjoy working with a wide range of people;
• Enjoying a challenge (a question, …)
• Enthusiastic
• Explaining things very good
• Firm, but fair
• Flexible
• Friendly
• Good communicator
• Keeping cool under pressure;
• Knowledge of subject matter (having a strong knowledge in particular subject areas)
• Motivating and inspiring
• Passion
• Patience
• Personal involvement
• Presentation skills
• Pride in student’s accomplishments
• Reflective and introspective
• Respectful
• Responsive
• Sense of humor
• Time manager
• True compassion for their students
• Understanding
• Well-organized
• Willing to learn
• Willingness to help student achieve

The list is alphabetical, not preferential.

Final question

Which of the abovementioned attributes do you think are important qualities of good teachers? What makes a Good Teacher?