Sure, it is impossible to reach perfection, perhaps even more so for a teacher.

I don't think listing the skills is a good idea. In my point of view, a few key skills are enough, and others skills de not have to be perfect (but have to be present).

An ideal teacher should be at the same time in front, alongside and behind his students. In front to show the way and pull students up. Alongside to accompagny them and to remember the past difficulties he had. Behind to keep an eye on them to maintain discipline and in case hey are distracted.

A good professeur has know-what (in his field and some more), know-how (techniques, didactics, etc.) and interpersonal skills (respect, warm, values, sense of groups and most important, he give students enthusiasm and passion). He really wants his sudents to learn and improve.

In addition to what is happening in his classroom, he also want to learn, to collaborates with colleagues and maintain professionnalism in non-teaching areas as well (appearance, communication, organisation, etc.).

A teacher can be categorized as excellent but never as an ideal since no human is perfect.

An excellent teacher will master more than the subjects s/he teaches, communicate well with the students, evaluate the performance of the students fairly & honestly, help in developing an ethical atmosphere around, show modesty & politeness in attitude, show enthusiasm in work, and set a good example for students to follow.

After retirement, a teacher can find out his/her true value among the graduating students upon meeting them. The students will either try to ignore him/her or they will insist upon receiving him/her with a warm welcome reminding the teacher of how much advantages they gained from him/her in their personal lives.

Paul: A good teacher must be:

knowledgeable in their field

able to explain complex lessons in simple ways

patient

understanding

willing to work hard

well-prepared

An ideal teacher is one who has competence (expertise to each the subject/content) and compassion (heart for each individual student). Most of all, he/she has the passion for continuing education and for continuing his/her mission in educating the young despite the hardships that may be encountered along the way.

Always I think about the genius. They probably have to deep into subject all alone going forward than the teacher's knowledge. Tha'ts why I send you a polemic question: A good teacher has to know the subject? It is necessary be an expert in a field to be an good teacher? Nowadays we live in a global information world. The information is out there. Maybe we can focus on the way a good teacher facilitate the adquisition of knowledge to the others. For example having a lot of methodologies in order to improve a significative learning. What do you think?

1. A teacher must be free from religion view.

2. A teacher must have the capability of sharing views with proper understanding not just knowledge sharing

3. A teacher must be empathetic

4. A teacher must not bounded by rules and regulations

5. A teacher should know area where he or she can be friendly with the students and where to resist

6. A teacher must have some feeling regarding the students future.

7. In today's world a teacher have to take the responsibility of sharing good ethics with students.

Attending to students, listening and trying to know what is left undone, completing what is not in the text to be studied. Of course knowing the field, just yesterday in The Conversation it told about how even very young students can benefit from analyzing and intuitive learning. Notice when it goes off the rails and thinking about that. Not get hung up on spelling.

Sorry Sudatta, but I'm not agree with your opinion. Humans beings have a spiritual part too, and a spiritual intelligence (Trascendent inteligence says Gardner). In the integral education we have to develop all the fields all humans beings attend on, spiritual part too. And sometimes this spiritual part develops behalf of a religion rules. Thank you

An ideal teacher is one who knows their own strengths and limitations and can channel them effectively while keeping the focus on each learner. Otherwise, there is no one ideal--each person differs in their effective teaching.

A good teacher is one who: loves their job to begin with, so much that it doesn't even feel like a job!

Passionate and willing to learn, since there is always something new to learn from anyone - the students too! Knowledgeable not only in their field of expertise but also in pedagogical matters, since it is not the same to have extensive knowledge ans knowing how to share it with others. Good listeners, not just with their eyes - students say much more with body language than they do with words. Motivated and inspired, as well as motivating and inspiring.

I prefer the term educator to teacher given that its root means 'to lead out.' I doubt there is an ideal educator as the match between instructor, student and material is variable. However, there are extremely good educators and they tend to share the same qualities: they are knowledgeable but, more importantly, they are willing to admit when they don't know the answer to a question and they look it up for the next class.

Perhaps paramount, excellent educators respect their students. It is often the case that some students are more intelligent (whatever that means) than their instructors, but they know less about the subject matter and that is invariably the instructor's advantage. Still, it behooves us to be modest in our dispensation of knowledge while we continue to respect our students, respect our students, respect our students.

1. Knowledgable about content and children

2. Clear in their explanations and directions

3. Organized

4. Warm

Have a great knowledge, and very kind person, like philosopher

An ideal teacher must have mastery of content, confidence and connection with the learners i.e know their physical, emotional and intellectual needs

Thanks Fernando Echarri, Sudatta Banerjee, Torkil Christensen, Jerry D Feezel, Carolina Serratos, Douglas Raybeck, Martin Joseph Spring, Ratna Juami, Faith Adhola for your participation in a lively discussion.

teacher must know area where he can be a friend with his students at the same time keeping on rules and ethics

1. The Formative Process.

The teacher possesses the tools and process by which they assess the students’ understanding of the subject.

3. The Knowledge Component.

The teacher knows their subject well.

3. Constant Improvement.

The teacher never stops learning and growing themselves.

4. Student Voice.

It’s important the teacher has a clear voice in the classroom

A Life long learner.

Teaching is the confluence of expertise, communication, and creativity; an enterprise in which the passion for one’s discipline merges with the mastery of detail.

A great teacher awakens curiosity, explains, demonstrates, and finally inspires.

Edward, you could have added "students" at the end of your reply, if that is what you meant. Those are the most often forgotten in the rush to be professional .

Being professional in both specialization and teaching, good morals & humanity.

Dear Gamal Abdul Hamid thanks for your valued contribution. I appreciate it.

The ideal teacher is the one who has several characteristics, including honesty, sincerity, effort, diligence, perseverance, love of knowledge, and his students and woo

Dear Divya R. Edward Archer Torkil Christensen Bayan Khalaf thanks for your priced response. I appreciate your effort to enrich the discussion.

Teacher selection criteria That the teacher has a vision and mission that reflects his personal philosophy of teaching the material he studies. The teacher has general and comprehensive goals aligned with the vision and mission The teacher has a general understanding of his and the role of the learner Possesses dialogue skills and is able to apply them in the field with the participation of students Proficient in teamwork skills

The trouble with the question posed here is that we have no definition of “teacher”. The Dr. Suhad Qasim Almusawi opinion above seems to be for a teacher who is also a spiritual guide. For me as a language teacher the focus should be on listening to and trying to understand what students wish to achieve. The student appears in the last sentence (above) but that sentence still has a top-down flavor, imposing the skills of the teacher on the students. The opposite is of course difficult to achieve when “teaching” assigned material, but giving the students an independent voice seems at best a secondary concern in the strictures above, closing off any fresh oxygen supply.

One more thing, Dr. Suhad Qasim Almusawi seems to assume the teacher to be male, that was excused like with ships that were mentioned as female in the past, but in the last couple of years the use of “they” where singular forms of “he” and “she” are meant is one eminently acceptable option. Or the simpler and likely meeting with less resistance way would be to put it all into plural. Teacher then becomes teachers, sounding more inclusive and allowing for the other half of the human race to feel they are part of the discussion.

Torkil Christensen, Sapporo, Japan

What Makes a Great Teacher

• expert communication skills.
• superior listening skills.
• deep knowledge and passion for their subject matter.
• the ability to build caring relationships with students.
• friendliness and approachability.
• excellent preparation and organization skills.
• strong work ethic.
• community-building skills.