Great teaching seems to have less to do with our knowledge and skills than with our attitude toward our students, our subject, and our work.
好的教育并非仅限于我们的知识和技能，更多的是在于我们对待学生、学科和工作的态度。
1. A great teacher respects students. Students feel safe to express their feelings and learn to respect and listen to others.
好老师尊重学生。于是学生会觉得能安全地表达自己的想法并会学着尊重、倾听他人。
2. A great teacher creates a sense of community and belonging in the classroom. In this small community, there are rules to follow and jobs to be done and each student is aware that he or she is an important, integral part of the group.
好老师在班级里让学生有集体感和归属感。在这个小集体中，学生要守规矩并完成分内工作，每个人都觉得自己是这个集体里重要的、不可或缺的一部分。
3. A great teacher is warm, accessible, enthusiastic and caring. Great teachers possess good listening skills.
好老师给人温暖、平易近人、热情、体贴，好老师懂得如何倾听。
4. A great teacher sets high expectations for all students. This teacher realizes that the expectations she has for her students greatly affect their achievement.
好老师对所有学生期望都高。这样的老师知道她对学生的期望会对学生的成就有很大影响。
5. A great teacher has his own love of learning and inspires students with his passion for education.
好老师对待学习有自己的热情，并用自己对教学的热情感染学生。
6. A great teacher is a skilled leader. This great teacher conveys this sense of leadership to students by providing opportunities for each of them to assume leadership roles.
一位好老师是一位娴熟的领导者。这样的好老师会为每个学生提供充当领导的机会，从而把领导能力传达给学生。
7. A great teacher is flexible when a lesson isn’t working. This teacher finds new ways to make sure that every student understands the key concepts.
好老师在一种教学方法不起作用时能灵活应对。这样的老师总能找到新方法以确保每个学生都能理解重要知识点。
8. A great teacher collaborates with colleagues on an ongoing basis. A great teacher uses constructive criticism and advice as an opportunity to grow as an educator.
好老师懂得如何持续不断地与同事们合作。好老师会把建设性的批评和建议看作是教育工作者成长的机会。
9. A great teacher maintains professionalism in all areas.
好老师在各个领域都秉持着专业主义精神。