The teacher as a person
cannot be detached from a teacher as a professional. Other than the skills of
an effective teacher, the teacher as an individual person must possesses
certain psychologically/personal characteristics, such as:
A. Personality Characteristics
A.1
achievement/Intelligence
A.2
directness
A.3
flexibility
A.4
emotional stability
A.5
self- motivation and drive
A.6
dominance and self confidence
A.7attractiveness
and pleasantness
A.8
refinement
B. Attitude
B.1 Motivation to teach
B.2
empathy toward learners
B.3
commitment
B.4
objectiveness
B.5
buoyancy
B.6
resourcefulness
B.7
cooperativeness
B.8
reliability and dependability
C. Experience
C.1
year of teaching
C.2
experience in subjects taught
C.3
experience with particular grade/year level
D. Aptitude / Achievement
D.1
scores in ability test
D.2
College grade/point average
D.3
student teaching evaluations