Students are more likely to benefit from courses that interest them and from courses that help them reach their career goals. Teachers should be warm and sensitive to the needs of the students. They need to possess a knowledge of the subjects they teach, be able to make decisions, and be good planners. Teachers should use varied teaching styles and techniques in order to reach all students. If a student is having great difficulty, teachers need to know the proper channels to use to secure help for that student.
Good teachers are willing to collaborate with other professionals for the good of the class.
Some teachers are dedicated to a particular philosophy of teaching. Although I feel that all philosophies have some good points, some are too confining. I am more in agreement with essentialism. Ideas from the past can be combined with ideas of the future to give students concrete knowledge, experience, and useful skills to help them live a productive life in our changing world. Teaching today is more of a challenge than ever before because of the diverse range of students in the classroom.