1. Dedication

2. Motivation , and

3. Honesty

Thank you Prof. Karthik for your thoughtful and thorough response. You make many great points and will use them. Amir

Hello,

Every teacher may have different priorities. To my mind , the top three attributes of a great teacher should be:

1) persistent perseverance to increase their knowledge about the subject matter they are teaching since, content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and professional knowledge form the main backbone of any professional teaching,

2) awareness of latest developments in the philosophy of education which is a prerequisite to teachers' beliefs and identities,

3) Paying attention to axiological and ethical dimensions of teaching which is important to teachers' accountability and reflective teaching.

Best regards,

R. Biria

Hi Reza,

You make great points and I am very grateful for your insights! Amir

1. Competence

2. Friendly

3. Reliable/trustworthiness

Capacity, integrity, commitment

* Deep enough understanding of the topic and personal capacities in order to transmit clear and synthesized ideas on these subjects (essentially, going beyond the book's content, e.g. connecting with other fields, introduce recent developments from scientific research in the field, etc.);

* Ability to proper teaching every topic of the syllabus in the proper deepness (competitiveness of students may depend on not neglecting any significant part of the syllabus);

* Ability to motivated enough high curiosity and interest on the topics and even "to dream" with applications and/or potential scientific research , knowing that only few students will have opportunity to explore far beyond the lectures, exercises, and book topics.

What are the top three attributes of a great teacher?

You can also refer to the following RG links:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_your_opinion_about_which_qualities_make_an_outstanding_teacher

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_qualities_are_essential_in_order_to_be_good_teacher_in_the_21st_Century

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_are_the_qualities_required_of_teachers_to_teach_21st_century_learners

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_an_ideal_teacher

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_teach_What_are_the_qualities_that_should_be_present_in_a_teacher_lecturer_Please_share_your_own_experience_for_effective_teaching

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Who_is_the_teacher_How_can_distinguish_as_good_teacher_and_bad_teacher

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_research_skills_attributes_and_or_dispositions_must_a_teacher_possess_if_engaging_in_classroom-based_active_inquiry

https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_most_important_quality_of_a_good_classroom_instructor

1) moderate use of discipline

2) academic dominance

3) honesty

Excellent informative inputs from all!

Thank you Haitham