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What Constitutes a Good Teacher?

The Philosopher Parker Palmer said,"Good teaching isn't about technique. I've asked students around the country to describe their good teachers to me. Some of them describe people who lecture all the time, some of them describe people who do little other than facilitate group process, and others describe everything in between. But all of them describe people who have some sort of connective capacity, who connect themselves to their students, their students to each other, and everyone to the subject being studied." (1999, p. 27)

I believe that good teachers connect to the children in the class as individuals. Like Parker Palmer explained they also help the students connect to learning and those around them. Educators who make the material meaningful to each child serve the greatest purpose. The best teachers care about their students and have expectations for them. They help the children reach their fullest potential through adapting and changing for every type of learner. The best teachers love to see their students succeed and enjoys what they do everyday

Being a Teacher Not a Techer

Technology is a great resource in the classroom that can enhance teachers teaching and learners learning if it is integrated properly. I don't believe technology can replace a teacher, but I do feel it can better and strengthen the educator. The web provides teachers with countless approaches to learning for all types of students. It opens more opportunities for the children to grow.

"The National Educational Technology Plan" entitled Transforming Education: Learning Powered by Technology. The plan lays out an ambitious agenda for transforming teaching and learning through technology.

Much of the NETP emphasizes "21st Century learning" as the path to transforming education: "engaging and empowering learning experiences for all learners... and leveraging the power of technology to provide personalized learning instead of a one-size-fits all curriculum." The plan seeks to challenge the traditional model of the isolated teacher in a classroom, promoting the idea of "always on" learning resources and online communities for both educators and students."

Technology is a HUGE step forward.