As a teacher there are many skills and values you need to consider when presenting yourself in a professional manner. Five of which you may consider would be honesty, patience, fairness, respect and integrity in order to become the best possible teacher.
Honesty: The true meaning of honest is free of deceit; truthful and sincere. All of these contribute to becoming an honest teacher; children each day will look up to you as a role model and highly view your opinion. Therefore, giving an honest opinion or answer is always best. As children view the world around them each day a new subject may arise where certain situations may need to be discussed within the classroom, and as they say “honesty is the best policy”.
Working with children of all ages can be very stressful and tiring on occasions, especially when working in the early stages of education. Each day brings a new experience and new challenges so patience is a key skill to have. You must understand and take into account that children are still developing and still need time to learn and understand. Supporting children throughout their learning will build a relationship between the teacher and the child to help them to develop to the best of their ability.
Today the consensus seems to be that fairness and equality are two of the most important factors in a classroom. As a role model treating everyone equally and not judging demonstrates a high quality of professionalism within your class. In today’s society it is very easy to judge those around us but as a teacher it is vital that you treat everyone around you fairly, no matter their background, gender or religion.
Certainly there is no shortage of disagreement that respect is a positive feeling of admiration and this can be strongly linked to the teaching environment. Nowadays, respect is necessary for building rapports with pupils, fellow colleagues and parents, all skills that are essential in the classroom. In order to gain respect you must give the respect you wish to be given. As a professional, having an open mind is key to building a respectable, trusting relationship.
It can be argued that having strong moral principles and integrity is one of the most important factors of being a teacher today. By setting aims and targets for yourself, you are able to follow a pathway that demonstrates care and compassion, all assets that are necessary qualities for a teacher to have. Someone with strong morals represents a good role model to the children for them to look up to.