The seven habits of highly effective teachers

Many of us are aware of (even if we haven’t read) Steven Covey’s 1989 best-seller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People in which he shares insights, gained through research and observation, of “habits” that many of the world’s most effective people share.

Well, this is my take, drawing on my own experience and observations of good teaching, aimed specifically at the teaching profession – seven habits of highly effective teachers.

Most of us chose teaching as our career because it is immensely enjoyable and rewarding (as well as completely exhausting at times). So, why do it if you don’t enjoy it? It may sound obvious, but you should only become a teacher if you actually like children, want to work with them and enjoy teaching them. Make your lessons come alive by making them as interactive and engaging as possible.