A Great Teacher Research Paper

What makes a great teacher? What makes a great teacher? This question has been asked for years, a great teacher is one that has their own personal love of learning. He or she has to be a great leader in my opinion to be a great teacher. The teacher along with the students have to have a respect for one another. To be a great teacher you must show enthusiasm and caring towards what your teaching and your students. A great teacher must be able to create a sense of community in the classroom. I believe that one of the greatest teachers was Anne Sullivan, not only did she have all the quality’s listed above she was able to implement them into whole teaching plans. The first step towards being a great teacher is to have your own personal love for what you’re teaching. In high school I had a math teacher who hated being a math teacher, every day she would come in and explain how much she hated her job and didn’t want to be there. It made her class extremely hard to pass because everything was graded very harshly, everyone barely passed the class. But when you have teachers like Anne Sullivan (taught Hellen Keller to read) who love what they do, you’ll find that more students are understanding what is being taught, more are passing and still retaining that knowledge. To be a great teacher …show more content…
Ms. Caraveo was one of the most enthusiastic and loving teacher I have ever had, she taught Greek mythology, it was her favorite subject, every day she would come in with a smile on her face and exclaim how happy she was to be there. When she taught she was very passionate about the subject, she was very intense with her teachings. The amount of emotion she showed I believe, really inspired us as students to learn from her and understand her desire for Greek mythology, and create our own desire for