Page 7 - An Ideal Teacher

teacher, I was able to pick up many

teaching strategies that worked, and

many that hindered progress. I was able

to see the grimaces and sighs that

usually go unnoticed after a teacher’s

criticism, and this allowed me to

formulate an idea of what ideal means.

First and foremost, being an ideal space in which to question, reason, fail,

teacher means putting one’s ego away grow, develop and transcend.

and aiming to be a conduit through
‘Ideal’ is a relative term – everyone’s
which learning can occur. There is no
‘ideal’ involves something else. The

exception to this rule. Another
responsibility placed upon teachers is
prerequisite of being an ideal teacher,
great and can be life changing to a
in my opinion, is being able to (or
learner, under the right circumstances.

trying very hard to) see each learner as
Thus, every school needs a different
a human being, before seeing them as a
version on an ‘ideal’ teacher.

name on a class list, or a statistic to

reach. Building real and authentic

relationships with learners helps the

teacher to see the needs of each

learner clearly. More importantly, it

offers the learner motivation, and a safe