What Makes a Good Teacher

Good teaching gives freedom. Students need to be able to approach tasks or provide solutions in their own way, so that they have the ability to pick a method that interests them, or one that is easier and more efficient. Either way they will have to think about their process and result themselves, committing it to learned memory. Teachers should be available to provide suggestions or support, or to clarify the requirements should a student become confused or on the wrong track, but by not enforcing a specific method the teachers are not causing the students to become best suited to repetition and memorization. Repetition and memorization is the source of disinterest and frustration. There are clearly times when it cannot be avoided, what I mean is that there should never be repetition for repetition sake, and there are often plenty of alternative ways to learn just about anything. Traditional ways are time efficient and easy to conduct, making them very popular. A good teacher is one willing to do something slightly unusual or more difficult for the sake of the teaching quality.