WHAT MAKES GREAT TEACHERS GREAT?
Sunday morning, my wife informed me that there was an article in the newspaper that I was really going to find interesting. My wife knows me well so I was immediately intrigued. The article was by Charles F. Bryan, Jr. and was titled “What Makes Great Teachers Great?” And, yes, I was certainly interested. I found a lot about this essay to be very insightful. I was especially interested to note that it was not written by a faculty member or by an administrator. It was written by one of the leaders of a consulting firm. Often, I believe, we get too close to college education to see it clearly. I liked the idea here of having an outsider come in and study teaching with fresh eyes in order to provide his vision of what makes a great teacher. Here, the author identifies seven common traits of great teaching. So, I have an assignment for you. Read about these traits and then give yourse...