Characteristics of an Effective Educator

I have always admired and looked up to teachers because I find them to be such strong leaders.  Anyone who can lead a group of 25-30 kids and educate them truly has super powers.  Of these super powers I believe the top traits are inspirational, compassionate and resilient.  It is important for an effective educator to be inspirational because they get to shape the lives of their students every day.  By inspiring your students you will then positively change the future.  This is a characteristic that I hope to bring to the classroom.  Being health and fitness, I would love to inspire kids to take control of their health.  With being inspirational, it also calls for being creative to engage your students, giving them a reason to get excited about the lesson.  I believe it is important for an educator to also be compassionate because kids will be in all different places in life, with all different backgrounds and experiences.  With that, an effective educator creates a sense of community and belonging in the classroom.  This includes meeting kids where they are at with learning and helping lift them up if they are struggling.  Being resilient may be one of the most important qualities of a educator because there will always be ups and downs and being adaptable with the ability to bounce back is essential.  Lastly, it would be hard to be inspirational, compassionate and resilient if you did not love what you do and have a passion for it.