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Hey Guys! What’s going on out there? This blog is going to be about teachers and learning, etc. It’s the class’ blogging task for today. Hope you like it…
 

A good teacher? Where to begin with the best teachers in the world? What qualities do they have? So many that you wonder where they keep it all!
Everyone has their own opinions of their favorite teacher, or who they think are great at teaching, and who actually gets them to stay in concentration.
To me, a good teacher is like someone who doesn’t completely act like a teacher. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean they’re slack or anything, I’m just saying that they are more kind of relaxed with being around their students. They understand their students. They don’t only teach, but also learn about things that they never knew before, and they can take in the fact that they don’t know everything, and that other people’s opinions also matter.
To be a good teacher, in my opinion, you should have these qualities. You should be able to speak, yet listen. You should be able to say yes, yet no. You should be able to open up, yet remember that you have a special job to do. You should be able to teach, yet learn and finally you should be able to give respect, to gain respect.
A good learner is making sure that you know what’s going on. Just because you understand in that one lesson what you’re learning about, doesn’t mean you’re a good learner. You should be able to remember what you have learnt for years and years. It’s not easy to be a good learner, but it’s always worth a try, because I know for a fact that it will be helpful for you in the future. Maybe not the near future, but definitely in the future.
I also believe that a good learner is different than a good student. For example, take two basketball players. The M.V.P(Most Valuable Player) is the good student, because he/she always does his/her best, and succeeds. Another player who may have only joined the team a month or two before the season was going to end, I would call a good learner. They slowly learn and always keep it in their mind, like making sure your elbow is straight and in level with the hoop. The M.V.P definitely wouldn’t make sure his/her elbow is in the exact place it should be.
I know this may be difficult for you to understand,  but just think of it as a good student always does what they’re only meant to do, where as a good learner will always try and do extra, like studying, or putting a little bit of extra information in their assignment.
 

I chose this class to learn techniques in writing. I have been writing stories since I was in Grade 4. My first one was called ‘Bob in Egypt’ I’m so sure I have that little book still lying around somewhere. I love to write. I lose my mind and enter a fantasy world. It’s so relaxing and relieving. This class will hopefully make my imagination spread out more, help me with getting the right words to write down, help me to make sure my story is the right length. You might think these things are little things, and anyone could be able to do it, but if you’re really into your writing, you will know that even the end of the book, needs the perfect line.