You clearly do not understand that not all teachers are early elementary teachers. Stop acting like all teachers are the same, and that the standards for what makes a good teacher is identical for all grades.


Shake your head and put your brain to work with your heart. For early elementary grades students it is very important having a teacher (I AM NOT SAYING A MS or HS TEACHER, UNDERSTAND NOW?) who listens, respects, makes eye contact, teaches every day without using videos, welcomes them at the door, has a contagious enthusiasm for learning, doesn't humiliate kids and loose her temper.

Anonymous wrote:By high school most students understand that their teacher is human. They also understand that their own effort in a class affects their future. Yes, teachers should be respectful and enthusiastic about the children and their teaching. I just hope that by this time we expect more from teachers. College professors are not judged by how enthusiastic they are and how often they smile.

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You think a smile at the door is what makes a teacher excellent? Personally, I'd rather that my kids have a teacher that knows the material and how to teach it than be able to do a good Vanna White imitation.

Says someone who has no understanding of teaching. What the smile at the door does is help the kids form a relationship with the teacher where there's mutual respect. When a teacher has thisnieth their students the students will work harder for that teacher. Kids aren't dumb, they won't respect you if they see they get none in return. The teacher who takes the time to show the kids they care will get better results from their students every time.

What you may not understand is that MS and HS teachers often do not have time to stand by the classroom door and greet students 4-6 times a day when classes change. This does not mean they don't respect their students.

Anonymous wrote:Finding an excellent teacher is like looking for a sewing needle at the beach.

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Anonymous wrote:
You think a smile at the door is what makes a teacher excellent? Personally, I'd rather that my kids have a teacher that knows the material and how to teach it than be able to do a good Vanna White imitation.

Says someone who has no understanding of teaching. What the smile at the door does is help the kids form a relationship with the teacher where there's mutual respect. When a teacher has thisnieth their students the students will work harder for that teacher. Kids aren't dumb, they won't respect you if they see they get none in return. The teacher who takes the time to show the kids they care will get better results from their students every time.



What you may not understand is that MS and HS teachers often do not have time to stand by the classroom door and greet students 4-6 times a day when classes change. This does not mean they don't respect their students.



You may not understand is that for early elementary students a genuine smile and eye contact at the classroom's door set the basics for mutual respect

You clearly do not understand that not all teachers are early elementary teachers. Stop acting like all teachers are the same, and that the standards for what makes a good teacher is identical for all grades.

Anonymous wrote:At the end of the year, my kid learned what he was supposed to, and likes the material better than when he started the year.

Not every teacher is excellent for every kid, but certain characteristics will be shared by all excellent teachers.

Grades fairly, in a timely way.

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You think a smile at the door is what makes a teacher excellent? Personally, I'd rather that my kids have a teacher that knows the material and how to teach it than be able to do a good Vanna White imitation.

Says someone who has no understanding of teaching. What the smile at the door does is help the kids form a relationship with the teacher where there's mutual respect. When a teacher has thisnieth their students the students will work harder for that teacher. Kids aren't dumb, they won't respect you if they see they get none in return. The teacher who takes the time to show the kids they care will get better results from their students every time.



What you may not understand is that MS and HS teachers often do not have time to stand by the classroom door and greet students 4-6 times a day when classes change. This does not mean they don't respect their students.



You may not understand is that for early elementary students a genuine smile and eye contact at the classroom's door set the basics for mutual respect

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Anonymous wrote:You think a smile at the door is what makes a teacher excellent? Personally, I'd rather that my kids have a teacher that knows the material and how to teach it than be able to do a good Vanna White imitation.

Says someone who has no understanding of teaching. What the smile at the door does is help the kids form a relationship with the teacher where there's mutual respect. When a teacher has thisnieth their students the students will work harder for that teacher. Kids aren't dumb, they won't respect you if they see they get none in return. The teacher who takes the time to show the kids they care will get better results from their students every time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You think a smile at the door is what makes a teacher excellent? Personally, I'd rather that my kids have a teacher that knows the material and how to teach it than be able to do a good Vanna White imitation.

Says someone who has no understanding of teaching. What the smile at the door does is help the kids form a relationship with the teacher where there's mutual respect. When a teacher has thisnieth their students the students will work harder for that teacher. Kids aren't dumb, they won't respect you if they see they get none in return. The teacher who takes the time to show the kids they care will get better results from their students every time.

What you may not understand is that MS and HS teachers often do not have time to stand by the classroom door and greet students 4-6 times a day when classes change. This does not mean they don't respect their students.

Anonymous wrote:
You think a smile at the door is what makes a teacher excellent? Personally, I'd rather that my kids have a teacher that knows the material and how to teach it than be able to do a good Vanna White imitation.

Says someone who has no understanding of teaching. What the smile at the door does is help the kids form a relationship with the teacher where there's mutual respect. When a teacher has thisnieth their students the students will work harder for that teacher. Kids aren't dumb, they won't respect you if they see they get none in return. The teacher who takes the time to show the kids they care will get better results from their students every time.