Common Traits Of Bad Teachers

In today’s article, we want to reveal what qualities are usually characteristic of bad teachers. There are misconceptions among many educators that the only way to get students to learn is to be strict with them. But that’s not true at all.

The harder a teacher is, the less attention their students pay to what they are trying to teach. In fact, students may even become frightened and this can give rise to conflicts that may affect their future.

Unfortunately, this almost military teaching style still lives on among many in the school system and this attitude does nothing to create a positive learning situation.

Bad teachers…

… Blames and arouses a feeling of fear and shame in their students

These teachers want to highlight students’ failures and even ridicule them. They also tend to inadvertently provoke bad behavior in their students, which affects their ability to learn.

Students’ fears grow even more at the thought of having to answer a question. This is especially true when a student feels that he or she does not dare to make mistakes.

As a result, children develop a great deal of mistrust, which makes them more reluctant to participate in lessons for fear of making mistakes.

… Does not encourage participation and does not make continuous evaluations

Inadequate educators never take into account their students’ participation and commitment. They always want complete and absolute control over the class and refuse to give further explanations when a student wants to go deeper into a particular subject. According to these teachers, this would only lead to unnecessary delays.

It is also common for teachers to overlook students’ attitudes and the efforts they make to improve their academic performance. Instead, they base their grades only on how students perform on tests.

… Blame the students when they get bad grades

Bad teachers never stop to think about why the majority of their students get bad grades. Instead, they simply assume that poor performance is the result of students’ lack of interest and talent in the subject. The teacher never wonders what their own role in all this may be.

. Refuses to spend time keeping up to date

Bad teachers never update their teaching methods or materials. They do not care to keep up to date with new technology or educational trends. In addition, many refuse to let their students use new technologies and advanced resources.

… Want to decide

Some educators believe that it gives them a supposed advantage to maintain a certain distance from their students because the students then see them as authorities.

But experts say that teachers who build closer relationships with their students get more respect and admiration in return. In addition, it gives students more confidence and security that lasts the rest of their lives.

… Avoid going deep

Bad teachers only care about teaching their students the basics and therefore only touch on the surface of the subject. And because they are often frightened, their students do not dare to ask for more in-depth explanations.

Inte do not like children

A good teacher must have some empathy with all his students and try to make the class more fun and engaging. But can it really be that some teachers do not even like children?

• In primary school, some teachers are intolerant of children’s typical screams and mischief.
• In high school, teachers can become frustrated with students who cannot keep their attention or are more interested in other things.
• Many university professors have a lack of motivation due to low salaries, which means that they have to make greater sacrifices for rather small rewards. If the motivation is not there, the consequences are clear.

In summary, poor teachers have a general lack of commitment to their students and many weaknesses in their own knowledge.