A teacher should possess both professional and personal attributes. Professionally, a teacher must be licensed, adhere to ethical standards, have expertise in teaching and learning strategies, and view teaching as a lifelong learning process. Personally, a teacher requires passion for working with children, a sense of humor, positive values and attitudes like open-mindedness and fairness, as well as patience, enthusiasm, and commitment to their duties.

1. Qualities of a
Teacher

2. The Professional Teacher
• Licensed professional who
possesses dignity and reputation
with high moral values as well as
technical and professional
competence.

3. S/he adheres to observes, and
practices a set of ethical and
moral principles, standards and
values.

4. Professional
Attributes
•Control of the knowledge base of
teaching and learning and use of
this knowledge to guide the
science and art of his/her
teaching practice.

5. •Repertoire of best teaching
practice and can use these to
instruct children in classrooms
and to work with adults in the
school setting.

6. Dispositions and skills to
approach all aspects of his/her
work in a reflective, collegial,
and problem-solving manner.

7. •View of learning to teach as a
life long process and dispositions
and skills for working towards
improving his/her own teaching
as well as improving schools.

8. Personal Attributes
Passion
Compelling force that emerges
from one’s inborn love for children.
It does not die nor diminish. They
feel they “will live and die a
teacher.”

9. Humor
Stands for anything funny,
which elicits a smile, laughter or
amusing reaction. It is an
essential quality of teachers that
serves a number of purposes.

10. Values and Attitude
Open-mindedness is basic in
promoting respect between
teachers and students.

11. Fairness and impartiality in
treating students to eliminate
discrimination.

12. Sincerity and honesty are
taken as openness in dealing
with others.

13. Professionalism is highly
treasured in the teaching
profession.

14. Patience
Refers to a teacher’s
uncomplaining nature, selfcontrol and persistence.

15. Enthusiasm
Synonymous to eagerness and
excitement.
Commitment is a solemn
promise to perform the
duties and responsibilities
mandated.