Good Teaching, according to pupils

From Teach

A good teacher

• is generous
• is kind
• has faith in you
• likes teaching their subject
• helps you when you are stuck
• listens to you
• encourages you
• likes teaching children
• takes time to explain things
• tells you how you are doing
• allows you to have your say
• cares for your opinion
• treats people equally
• makes allowances
• is forgiving
• doesn't give up on you
• makes you feel clever
• tells the truth

Quotes

• "Someone you can trust, someone who you feel you can ask questions without them thinking you're daft". Paul (14)
• "Don't be too strict, lessons have got to be fun if I'm going to learn much. Some of my teachers are too strict. Some pupils are too scared to work well. Teachers have to have good control in the lesson but being too strict won't work, the pupils will simply try it on. John (15)
• "Know your subject. Science is best taught by teachers who understand the science and enjoy trying to get me to understand it as well." Julie (17)
• "Someone with a good personality, you know; humorous, joking, down to earth" Neil (13)
• "Well, someone who is fair. I don't mean they set the rules and stick to them all the time, I mean they know how to be fair" Jatinder (13)
• "They have to want to help you, help you to understand" Charlotte (12)
• Don't do the same things all the time, do things in different ways, always try to make the work interesting" Chatinder (14)
• "Well, be yourself " Natasha (14)
• "That's easy, don't treat your pupils like wild animals, some teachers think that we are...." Susan (14)
• "Never be negative, I used to really like …… but then we had Mr..... and he just made me feel ......." Freddie (14)