From earlier this month, Mike Baker:
… the answer to the question "what makes a good teacher?" is both simple and complicated.
It is complex because teachers need a vast range of skills: energy, enthusiasm, humour, depth of knowledge, and the nerve to take gambles. On top of that, they need sufficient compassion and curiosity to connect one-to-one with every child.
But it is simple too: you have to like children (and, actually, not everyone does). If you do not, you will never be able to treat them as individuals.
And the test of whether you enjoy children's company is whether you find them fun.
