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Journal Reflection: What is Good teaching? (EDU 475)

 I believe that there are some core ideas about "what is good teaching" and how to be a good teacher. The first way is to make sure that your classroom is a safe environment for all of the students. I believe that it is important to promote open minds that can engage in an intelligent discussion with peers. Good teaching also provides a classroom that is organized and clear; this will reduce the amount of stress that the students will have to endure so they can focus on the actual objective of the classroom. Being flexible and understanding is a great part of good teaching because every student is going to be unique. Being black and white with how you treat students will not be beneficial to you or them. In order to be a good teacher or promote good teaching then you must provide active feedback to your students. What are they doing that is good? What can they improve? How can they do this? What steps should they take? Most importantly good teaching requires the teacher to respect their students and to communicate with them whenever it is necessary. Never give up on a student! 

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