What are the qualities teachers of our time must have with them? The question is very interesting and, importantly, relevant. Teaching is an ancient and in demand profession at all times. However, not everyone can be a teacher. Why? This is what it is worth talking about in more detail.
Definition
So, before talking about the qualities of a teacher, it is necessary to define the term. Teacher, teacher… who is it? Traditionally, an educated specialist who transfers his knowledge and equips other people with it, most often children or adolescents. The process of transferring one's knowledge and skills is a professional activity for a teacher. A teacher can be either narrow-profile or broad-profile.
The teacher must have the appropriate education. A person can alsoto become a teacher, even if you did not study at the pedagogical one. But for this, he must receive not only a bachelor's degree, but also complete his studies with a master's degree. The last stage of education is postgraduate study (not always necessary, but desirable). This is the form of training after which a person can be considered a specialist of the highest qualification. Indeed, to be just a certified professional in your field (for example, engineering), it is enough to complete a bachelor's degree. But if a person wants to teach, they will have to unlearn at least two more years.
The main duty of a teacher
Talking about the qualities of a teacher, it is impossible not to touch on the huge duties he performs. So, the first function (and one of the most important) is educational, or, as it is also called, socializing. That is, the teacher is obliged to teach children the norms of behavior, to acquaint them with the concepts of moral values and morality, to explain that it is very important to defend one's personal position and opinion. But here it is important to feel the edge. A professional should tell, explain, give examples, talk with children - but in no case try to impose a certain attitude. A modern teacher, a true teacher will be able to feel this fine line.
Enlightenment
The second function is educational. It is informational and, in fact, educational. Everything is simple here - the teacher must explain the material to be familiarized and studied by children in an accessible and understandable language. It is important to applyinformation so that everyone in the class or audience (at least the majority) understands and assimilates the topic.
And, of course, the third function is the development of special, cognitive interests. A modern teacher tries to do everything possible so that children not only study at school, but also develop in other directions. It opens up new paths for them, informs them that there is art, sports, music, literature - how informative, useful and may be useful in the future.
Abilities
The quality of a teacher is important, but it is also necessary that this specialist has certain abilities. A person should be inclined to communicate with children and have a sincere desire to teach them something new and useful. Potential teachers should love their work and, preferably, the children themselves. Otherwise, it will turn out not to be a specialist, but a tyrant.
The organizational skills and knowledge of the teacher are very important. He should be able to keep the children busy, to captivate with tasks. Didactic ability is also important. The teacher must be able to select interesting material and present it properly, that is, convincingly, interestingly and understandably. Perceptual abilities are something that cannot be dispensed with. A real specialist will be able to choose an approach to each child, to understand his inner world and psyche. Another ability is communication. Everything is clear here: the teacher must be able to communicate, his monologue must be understandable and, in fact, such a person must understand others. And this concerns not onlychildren, but also their parents, as well as the teaching staff. And the teacher should be able to influence the students in an emotional and volitional way. We all know that children are difficult to influence, but a true educator will be able to find the right approach.
Professionalism
What qualities does a teacher have besides the above? There are still plenty of them. So, for example, the most important professional qualities are true hard work, responsibility, efficiency, the ability to be persistent, set goals, clearly plan a lesson and, of course, the constant desire to increase one's authority in the eyes of students. And this, by the way, is only a minimal list. There are other qualities that a teacher needs as well. Only through them can the teacher be realized as a significant, weighty link in industrial relations. And by the way, knowing your subject is the most important thing. But this topic will be discussed below.
Personal qualities of a teacher
A teacher is first and foremost a person. Personality with a capital letter! And we all know how difficult it is sometimes for these people, because they work with children who are mostly disorganized, noisy, often ill-mannered and spoiled. In this case, the teacher has a hard time. But he must show the best personal qualities of the teacher. To be kind, humane, patient, decent, honest, fair, obligatory, generous, objective, selfless… this is just a small list of all these qualities! The teacher must show respect forchildren and adults, to be a highly moral person, preferably optimistic and (obligatory!) emotionally balanced.
Another teacher must be humane, show interest in his students, treat them as equals. A teacher is a creative, inspiring, inspiring person. He is a living example to his pupils, whom they should imitate and absorb all his best qualities.
How to deal with hard work?
There are also professionally significant qualities of a teacher. These are those that help the teacher directly cope with their difficult responsibility and remain a real teacher at all costs. Three most important qualities: endurance, patience and self-control. To withstand difficult situations, fail and correct them. And even if it seems that the students are about to lose their temper (the work is extremely nervous), you need to try to calm down and maintain balance. An unreasonable cry that develops into a tantrum will give the impression of an unbalanced personality. And how to teach this to children? Quite a reasonable impression. But the right words, spoken already in silence and in an appropriate tone, can give a result. After all, as mentioned above, the teacher will find a psychological and emotional way to influence children and bring discipline in order.
Carrot and stick
So, continuing the topic of discipline, it should be noted that it is very important not only to praise students for their achievements, but also to punish misconduct. “My first teacher!”- after remembering these words, each person has associations: “The school is our second home, and the class teacher is our second mother.” Indeed, the teacher must educate students. Praise with a word and an assessment, punish with a deed, but only useful. For example, you can give more homework than the rest, leave after the lessons to do extra work. In general, punishment should be useful and instructive. Children must realize that they are responsible for their actions and words. But it also needs to be praised. Students from an early age should learn that good deeds are appreciated, and bad deeds are punished.
About justice
I would like to speak about this quality separately. “My first teacher!” - what memories pop up in our memory after the mention of this warm phrase? Surely the image of the woman who for several years raised us, taught us to be people and was engaged in our education. She was also fair…
This is a very important quality. Unfortunately, in our modern world, justice rarely triumphs. And the most important task of any teacher is to make sure that there are more honest people in the world, fair, sincere. All these qualities can be instilled in a child by a teacher in his own words and, most importantly, actions.
It is much easier with students - they are already fully formed personalities who have understood everything a long time ago (in any case, they have their own idea of certain things). All that is left for the teacher- try to correct their worldview if it is necessary for their good. But more emphasis is still placed on the quality of special education, vocational education.
Children are like sponges, absorbing everything they see and hear. Therefore, you need to make sure that it is something good and positive.
Teaching technique
This is another important topic that needs to be touched upon when talking about the professional and psychological qualities of a teacher. The task of the teacher is not only to educate the personality in the students, but also to teach them a lesson. That is, to explain the material, to teach them how to use the acquired knowledge.
So, the teacher must master the teaching methodology - this is the first thing. Secondly, he must have psychological preparation. He must also be an erudite person in all respects. Appropriate outlook is also welcome. Pedagogical skills, technique, tact and eloquence - all these are also the qualities of a professional teacher.
Another person must be passionate about his work, the subject. He must love him. Then the teacher will tell the material professionally, but interestingly, on his own, without even looking at the notes. This is very valuable. In fact, the teacher makes someone else's, incomprehensible information, previously unseen by students, simple and elementary. This requires talent. It is for this reason that they say that teaching is not a profession. This is a calling.
