I love teaching. I make mistakes every day, but I pray for and strive to have these virtues of a good teacher. A good teacher is…

1. Humble
2. A Lifetime Learner
3. Kind
4. Respectful
5. Intelligent
6. Knowledgeable
7. Patient
8. A Communicator
9. Passionate
10. A Professional
11. Fun-Loving
12. Principled
13. Unruffled

Some virtues gathered more than 300 years ago are still important today…

12 Virtues of a Good Teacher

By John Baptist de La Salle, 1706 and written about by Brother Agathon, 1785

Virtue 1 Gravity

Virtue 2 Silence

Virtue 3 Humility

Virtue 4 Prudence

Virtue 5 Wisdom

Virtue 6 Patience

Virtue 7 Reserve

Virtue 8 Gentleness

Virtue 9 Zeal

Virtue 10 Vigilance

Virtue 11 Piety

Virtue 12 Generosity

More 13 Virtues – Reflections of a High School Math Teacher

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