First, a good teacher must have knowledge of his subject matter.

For instance, teachers are

charged with the responsibility of providing students with specific content knowledge. A
good teacher will know how to explain the content that he is teaching. In addition, a good
teacher will understand that it is important to present the content in simple steps for easier
mastery.

Patience and Humor

Working with young children all day takes huge measures of patience. The nature of their age makes
young children rambunctious, with short attention spans and little self control. Every child is different, too,
making the job even more challenging. After a long, tiring day full of challenges, teachers of young
children must come back and meet the same and new challenges the next day. A patient nature,
combined with a sense of humor, helps teachers take the ups and downs of every day in stride, while
focusing on the end goals.

Communication Skills
Teachers need to have learned effective skills for working with young children and for
communicating with them at their level. Then teachers need to be able to communicate with
the child's parents about his needs, skills, problems and achievements, so both parties can
help the child without undue emotion. On a daily basis, the teacher must communicate with
other teachers who may teach her class, as well as the school principal and other
administrators. The more effectively the teacher can communicate to all involved -- both
orally and in writing -- the more rewarding and positive her job will be.

Respect of Differences
Every child comes to school with a unique personality and learning style. To reach each child
and teach each child effectively, teachers must respect these differences and work with
each child's style, rather than try to force the child to adapt to another style. In our global
society, teachers must also be prepared for multicultural classrooms with many ethnicities,
cultures and traditions represented. A classroom where these differences are not merely
tolerated but are welcomed and embraced creates an open and exciting learning
atmosphere.

Creativity and Flexibility

Planning lessons that will engage young children and educate them at the same time takes
creativity. Adapting lessons to individual learning styles requires flexibility. Regardless of how
organized a teacher is, and how well she has planned the day, she needs to remain flexible
to handle all the glitches that can throw off the day. She must also be willing to change plans
and ideas as needed. A successful early childhood development teacher will use creativity
and flexibility to make every day a positive one for her and for the class.

. Friendly and Congenial:

I think the most important characteristic of a good teacher can have is to be friendly and congenial
with his students. It is a plus point for a teacher, if his students can share their problems with him,
without being afraid or hesitant. I think students have always thoughts their teachers as their
enemies (in a funny sense though :p). With this mentality, they can never be close to each other, and
besides that how many teachers did you like who were NOT friendly, and were rather arrogant and
rude?

2. Personality:
A good teacher has a very good personality; there is no second thought about it. Students always
get attracted to teachers with good personality and characteristics which leads to better
communication, understanding and ultimately good results. Everyone can have a good, decent,
likable and presentable personality. Just dress sensibly good, smell good, and be a little gentle and
kind. That's all.

3. Knowledge and Teacher's Education:

Another important characteristic of a good teacher is his knowledge and own education. As there is a
saying that 'a teacher is only as good as his knowledge is'. After all, he is doing a teacher's job,
which is to teach. If he himself lacks in the knowledge of a certain subject that he teaches, he is
never going to make a name for himself as a good teacher. So, sign up with only that subjects which
you have really good expertise; and it is a moral duty of every teacher too. Otherwise, it is not worth
it.

4. A Good Communicator:
One of the very important characteristics of a good teacher is his communication skills. He should be
a very good speaker. This characteristic will benefit a teacher in several ways. For example:

i) If his communication skills are good, he can convey his lectures with better skill and results.
ii) If a teacher is a good speaker, his class strength increases automatically. People love to hear a
person who he can speak well enough. There is always a shortage of good speakers in the world ;)

5. A Good Listener:
Apart from being a good communicator, a good teacher should also have the characteristic of being
an even better listener. As there is Turkish proverb:
"If speaking is silver; then listening is gold."
Remember, a good listener will always have many friends and fans. Because people do not want to
hear every time, they need persons who can listen to them as well. And when a good teacher
develops this patient quality in himself, he starts to become a great teacher.

6. Good sense of humor:

A good teacher should also have the quality and characteristic of having a good sense of humor. It is
a logical fact, that a person generally teaches the next generation and as they are younger than the
teacher, they are expected to have more fun in the class too. So, a good teacher is the one who can
cope up with his sense of humor, and with his strong communication skills and personality, can also
maintain the discipline of the class.

7. Be Kind:
The last but obviously one of the most important characteristics of a good teacher to have in his box
of qualities. He should be a gentle, kind, chivalrous and a benevolent person. Students should love
him, and when they do love him, they idolize him. Then ultimately, they will respect him, will do his
homework and eventually will bring greater outputs and results.