Discuss With Me: An Ideal Teacher

 

An Ideal Teacher in My Opinion

            Teachers have an important role in education. Not only teaching, but a teacher must also be able to educate his students to be better, especially in terms of attitude. To be able to teach and educate students it will be better if the teacher first takes a significant approach to students so that students can be excited in the learning process. Because based on my personal experience, I interest in a subject is because the teacher of that subject can attract my attention. More clearly, the teacher has the criteria for the ideal teacher in my opinion. However, of course, every student has different views regarding the criteria for an ideal teacher.

I have several criteria for the ideal teacher. The first is a teacher who has a sense of humor. The point is that in the teaching and learning process the teacher can create a friendly classroom situation by inserting light jokes when explaining a material. I think this can make students feel close to the teacher so that later they will not hesitate to ask questions or express opinions.

The second is coherent in explaining. I think every student agrees that ideally, teachers should have criteria like this. Sometimes the beginning of cases where students are bored learning in class is because the teacher who teaches is too convoluted in explaining the material. For this reason, the teacher with the ability to explain the material well will get a good impression from the students because they do not feel in vain listening to it for a long time but do not catch the material being taught.

               The third is not comparing students. No one student in this world who wants to be compared with other students. Sometimes teachers think that comparing is an instant way to motivate students to change. It is a big mistake. The teacher should have understood that students have different personalities and strategies in learning. Some students are normal, slow, and fast learning. It is the teacher's job to help students 'learning problems instead of reducing their students' motivation to learn.

The fourth is a teacher who can be a role model for the students. In this case, it means that the teacher has successfully stolen the student’s heart. But it doesn’t mean that students want to become teachers too. It could be that students want to follow the spirit, behavior, or achievements of the teacher. If there is a teacher that I consider as a role model, it means I really like him/her from any aspect.

Even though I have the criteria for an ideal teacher, that doesn't mean I don't respect teachers who don't fit into the criteria for an ideal teacher in my opinion. The duties and services of teachers are very noble, we must thank the teachers for the knowledge they provide.