What makes a good teacher

Is teaching an art? Is teaching a learned skill? Actually, I believe it is a little bit of both. There is an art to teaching. Sometimes it comes natural, sometimes it needs to be drawn out over time. Perhaps experience and longevity contribute to this "art." Just as one can take classes in painting, one needs some classes on how to teach. But there certainly must be something else there in order to be a great or even a good, teacher!

First of all, you have to want to be in your classroom. And be there on time and daily. If you do not want to be there, how can you teach? If you have some bad classes, adapt! If you don't want to be there, it will show. And your students will suffer.

Be friendly, positive, fair, balanced, If you are strict, and you certainly should be or you will have problems, you will be respected if you are all four of those! Students want rules and expectations. But they want you to be fair and everyone on a level playing field. You are not there to trick your students or make life especially hard.

Know each and every one of your students in a personal and professional way. Be there for them. Always. If it means getting to school early, staying late, or even giving up a lunch break, do it. Nobody is going to help your students more than you.

Know the parents. Parents want teachers to include them, even if just for conversation. An added bonus is that calling home is a great classroom discipline technique. You can ward off problems by calling parents on a regular basis. It really does not take much time. 3-4 minutes a parent, calling 10 or so parents each night.

Are you an expert on your subject? If not, you had better be prepared! Work overtime outside of class to prepare perfect lessons. Students know when teachers stumble and they will eat you alive.

Never raise your voice in anger, show anger, or any other similar emotion. Remember, you must have a positive classroom, be a positive teacher, in order to get positive students.

What makes a good teacher

Is teaching an art? Is teaching a learned skill? Actually, I believe it is a little bit of both. There is an art to teaching. Sometimes it comes natural, sometimes it needs to be drawn out over time. Perhaps experience and longevity contribute to this "art." Just as one can take classes in painting, one needs some classes on how to teach. But there certainly must be something else there in order to be a great or even a good, teacher!

First of all, you have to want to be in your classroom. And be there on time and daily. If you do not want to be there, how can you teach? If you have some bad classes, adapt! If you don't want to be there, it will show. And your students will suffer.

Be friendly, positive, fair, balanced, If you are strict, and you certainly should be or you will have problems, you will be respected if you are all four of those! Students want rules and expectations. But they want you to be fair and everyone on a level playing field. You are not there to trick your students or make life especially hard.

Know each and every one of your students in a personal and professional way. Be there for them. Always. If it means getting to school early, staying late, or even giving up a lunch break, do it. Nobody is going to help your students more than you.

Know the parents. Parents want teachers to include them, even if just for conversation. An added bonus is that calling home is a great classroom discipline technique. You can ward off problems by calling parents on a regular basis. It really does not take much time. 3-4 minutes a parent, calling 10 or so parents each night.

Are you an expert on your subject? If not, you had better be prepared! Work overtime outside of class to prepare perfect lessons. Students know when teachers stumble and they will eat you alive.

Never raise your voice in anger, show anger, or any other similar emotion. Remember, you must have a positive classroom, be a positive teacher, in order to get positive students.

Blue light at night

Blue coloured night lamps have the worst effect on one's mood while ecoposure to red light at night has less evidence of deressive symptoms , says a new study.new research has shown how colours of night lamps could influence moods .This study is done on hamsters

Bonding with grandkids

An emotionally close relationship between grandparents and their grandkids may ward off depression in both,a new study has found.
Researchers found that grandparents and grandchildren have real,measurable effects on each other's psychological well-being long into grandchildren's adulthood.

Tata docome broadband with free Tablets

Tata docomo today came out with new unique broadband plans ,where it will dish out free tablets with annual subcriptions.this would be valid for their high speed connections.
Every subsciber to the 100 Mbps annual plan will get a tablet worth Rs 40,000 free whereas subscriber opting for other annual plan of Rs 1,099 or above per month will get a free tablet worth Rs 5,000 .This offer will be applicable till September 30 ........

Meditation

The best relaxation technique for clearer thinking.

Meditation can improve concentration and help us think intelligently under stressful conditions when it can matter most.

MRI scans of people who have meditated for a long time have shown greater activity in brain circuits involved in paying attention. When disturbing noises were played to a group of meditators undergoing an MRI scan, they had relatively little effect on the brain areas involved in emotion and decision-making as compared to non-meditators or less experienced meditators.

Raw Or Cooked Vegetables Better?

You may have wondered about whether it is better to eat your vegetables raw or cooked. Is eating your vegetables raw really better and healthier? Does cooking destroy all the nutrients?

Do you like your vegetables raw or cooked? You may be surprised to know that it is not always best to eat raw vegetables. Some of us like to munch a raw carrot and raw tomatoes in a salad is quite tasty.

Most people believe that raw food is best and that cooking destroys whatever nutritional value it has. In most cases this would be true but it may be healthier to eat some vegetables cooked rather than raw.