What makes a good teacher?

There are countless views on what is involved in being a good teacher. The following answers
are representative of the many view points.
Good teachers really want to be good teachers
They try very hard and, if they let their students know they are trying hard, their students will
respect them for that. If they see that you really want to teach well then they will be prepared to
help you with that. However, they will not forgive you if they get the impression that you dont
care about your teaching.
Good teachers take risks
They set themselves impossible goals then scramble to achieve them. It is exciting to try things
that may fail. if you succeed then you have accomplished something and if you dont succeed
then you have learnt that you need to make some adjustments.
Good teachers have a positive attitude
We ought to enjoy, not complain about, the challenges students give us.
Good teachers try not to be cynical or negative about their students or else cast themselves as
victims. We need challenges and there is none if all we have are smart, self-motivated, hardworking, wide-awake students; these dont really need to be taught.
Good teachers do not trust student evaluations
Good teachers do tend to get very good evaluations, but they focus on the one or two erratic
evaluations that say something negative about them. They ask themselves what they did wrong
for those students who had negative marks. The not-so-good teachers tend to trust the positive
evaluations they receive and dismiss the negative ones.

a teacher must love her job. If she really enjoys her job that will make her lesson
more interesting

Teachers who look fed up or unhappy with what they are doing tend to have a negative effect on
their students. When you observed good teachers you will notice that even when they are feeling
terrible (outside the classroom) they put on a good "teachers face" when they enter the
classroom.
A teacher should have her own personality and not hide anything from the students
so he is not only a teacher but a person as well- and it comes through the lesson.
Students tend to be interested in their teachers-at least at first. The ones who share their
personality with their classes often have better results than those who do not.

A teacher should have a lot of knowledge, not only of his subject

A good teacher is good entertainer in a positive sense
Students enjoy being entertained and amused. However, a balance has to be struck between
entertainment and teaching/learning.
A teacher is someone who has an affinity with the students that they are teaching
Teachers should be able to identify with the hopes, aspirations and difficulties of their students
while they are teaching them.
A good teacher should try and draw out the quiet ones and control the more
talkative ones
Usually classes are dominated by bright, witty, loud and extrovert students. So its easy for
teachers to be captivated by such students. It takes more effort to ensure that the quiet, shyer
students also get a chance.
He should be able to correct the students without offending them
Explaining the students that they have made a mistake is one of the most perilous encounters in
the classroom. It has to be done with tact. The teacher has to measure what is appropriate for a
particular student in a particular situation

 A good teacher is someone who heps rather than shouts

It is important that students talk to the teacher, when they have problems and they dont go along
with the subject.

After all this, a simple answer to the question what makes a good teacher? therefore is that
good teachers care more about their students learning than they do their own teaching.

Reference:
Beidler, PG 1997 What makes a good teacher? in JK Roth (ed.) Inspiring Teaching, Anker, Bolton MA, pp. 2-12.