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I wanted to see the different ways in which people define a good teacher.

What is his/her teaching style, is (s)he strict, humorous, does (s)he connect with his/her students or just get through the material, how does (s)he teach the material? How do the students feel about him/her?

It's a tough question I'll admit, so if you prefer, tell me about a good MA teacher that you've had or seen.

"What we do in life, echoes in eternity."


"We must all fear evil men. But there is another kind of evil which we must fear most, and that is the indifference of good men."

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The ability to impart the knowledge that they have on people of different abilities and skill levels, as well as levels of understanding, is important. Having good technique and demonstration skills is important as well, along with a good amount of experience.

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no egomaniacs...

a rare commodity these days :(

is compassionate

does not cling to their opinions

(many people think that if their opinon is logical it is set in stone)

not insecure

not money hungry

not overly demanding

does not do favortism

does not beat up their students

so far I didn't really mention anything about teaching ability or fighting ability... 8)

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no egomaniacs...

a rare commodity these days :(

is compassionate

does not cling to their opinions

(many people think that if their opinon is logical it is set in stone)

not insecure

not money hungry

not overly demanding

does not do favortism

does not beat up their students

so far I didn't really mention anything about teaching ability or fighting ability... 8)

I agree with all of these things. In addition, the good teacher must be able to find different methods of conveying the same information.

I've seen to many people get upset when someone doesn't understand their directions. A good instructor trys to relate or restate the directions in a manner that can be understood.

Skill in performing the techniques is not always a requirement. It's nice, but not necessary. I won several state titles using information and techniques my teacher could not perform. But he was able to teach it to me none the less...because he understood my body, how it moves, how different techniques cooresponded to my body, and how to make me understand and assimilate the information. Take any major sport for example...it's rare to see the best players of the sport go on to be head coaches...it often takes a different type of mind to play vs. coach. The only exceptions to this rule should be the ones dete already mentioned, but those are mental/ personal, not physical.

"It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius."

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the good teacher must be able to find different methods of conveying the same information.

I refer to this as the ability to think on your feet. Relating to different people in different ways is so important, like you said. You don't want to leave someone behind just becuase they pick things up in a different way than others do.

so far I didn't really mention anything about teaching ability or fighting ability...

I agree with not mentioning fighting ability, but in order to teach, you should have some teaching ability.

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one of the best teachers I had was in Biology, a world famous scientist.

honestly he didn't teach good.

but he was a good human being. That made me study very very hard.

That may be the case, but it would have been more of a result of your motivation than his teaching ability. You won't get that from everyone. I just think that it would hold that teaching ability is important in most cases to be a good teacher.
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i thnk knowledge is the key.

not just saying "this is how to do it" but "this is why we do it this way"

Now you use head for something other than target.

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Being able to realize that just b/c a student doesn't 'get it' doesn't mean they aren't trying.

This is very important to keep in mind. Not all students learn the same, so you have to be able to adjust your approach accordingly.

i thnk knowledge is the key.

not just saying "this is how to do it" but "this is why we do it this way"

This is a good attitude to have. I would also add that if a student asks you, as an instructor, a question that you don't readily have the answer to, it is important to be able to swallow any pride and admit to them that you don't know, but will do some looking and research to try to find out for them.

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