Your creative spin on the topic was really enjoyable. The interesting thing is as I was reading it, I could picture the different types of teachers I have had in my life and unfortunately there are way too may who are biased, dull and fake. I also like how you have all these hidden words of wisdom through out the blog that are great lessons for all to learn weather in the teaching arena or life in general (e.g passing judgements, checking your ego, mutual respect, engaging…)

I agree with you. One should be himself or herself when teaching a class. Being passionate about what you are doing and giving it all you can is the way to go. Teaching is not just a job but a service like you said, a skill that improve over time, a hobby, and a way of life. There is nothing more rewarding than inspiring students and make them enjoy what they are learning. When you are passionate about teaching and being nothing but yourself, you can create an enjoyable learning atmosphere for everybody and that would be an easy task because you are comfortable with the way you perceive yourself and reflect that in the classroom. I have to mention though that calling student out is tricky. I understand you are being fair but I feel that this can have negative effect on different people. Some students might be offended or take it too personal which might result in them loosing interest in the class.

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I agree with you. One should be himself or herself when teaching a class. Being passionate about what you are doing and giving it all you can is the way to go. Teaching is not just a job but a service like you said, a skill that improve over time, a hobby, and a way of life. There is nothing more rewarding than inspiring students and make them enjoy what they are learning. When you are passionate about teaching and being nothing but yourself, you can create an enjoyable learning atmosphere for everybody and that would be an easy task because you are comfortable with the way you perceive yourself and reflect that in the classroom. I have to mention though that calling student out is tricky. I understand you are being fair but I feel that this can have negative effect on different people. Some students might be offended or take it too personal which might result in them loosing interest in the class.

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Passion is everything. You can feel the passion being sucked out of the room when the professor reads from canned slides, kind of like this: http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhrqncQ0LB1qzmowao1_400.gif

Don’t be like that.
Build positive relationships and make those students be excited to come to class. All the world’s a stage.

Great post! It very entertaining to read yet very informative. You have talked about your teaching style using the game learning technique which I think is awesome. I agree with all your points and I really liked your last point where you mentioned that you should accept help and help other. I believe that teaching is a skill that gets better with practice provided you are willing to accept change and work on yourself. Sorry my comment is short but I need to go start watching Dr. Who!

Rafic, I really like your idea of bringing in real life examples and interactive/dynamic learning to your class. I think this is a great way to make learning more current, relevant and interesting for students.

I like the fact that you re-assessed yourself and then applied what you learned outside of the classroom. Just cause you’re the teacher doesn’t mean you’re done learning. :)

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I like the fact that you re-assessed yourself and then applied what you learned outside of the classroom. Just cause you’re the teacher doesn’t mean you’re done learning. :)

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Ayesha, I like your post a lot! I also talked about the similar qualities that I aspire to have as a teacher. I find passion and flexibility very important. If teachers are passionate about what they are doing, they give it time and teach the material in an energetic and dynamic way. I can’t agree more with what you said about being oneself too. I believer that creating an enjoyable learning atmosphere for students is an easy task when professors are comfortable with the way they perceive themselves and reflect that in the classroom.

Ayesha, I like this idea a lot. We need a similar system with peer review journal papers. Current journal submission time is way too long that by the time it is published, the material would be outdated. I believe that with the open access we have in today’s world, many of the traditional concepts in exchanging knowledge, research, and teaching need to be revisited and updated.