What qualities should a good math teacher have?
A good math teacher needs to encourage active participation from the students and constantly motivate them. A teacher’s own enthusiasm and energy has much to do with getting students motivated. Educators need to have a lot of patience, a caring attitude and a passion for teaching. For math teachers, it’s more challenging because every student is working at a different level. Therefore, it’s essential for math instructors to give every student the help he or she needs. What do you like best about teaching? It is very rewarding for me to know that I am able to help students broaden their vision of math. Teaching gives me the ability to make a difference in the lives of many students by equipping them with necessary skills they will need for all areas of life. It’s also an on-going learning experience, which I greatly enjoy. NJIT students are a diverse lot. How do you teach students from such diverse backgrounds? By respecting and understanding every student. Once those two concepts are e
