Teaching = Passion + Enthusiasm

Teaching is considered to be a noble profession and I believe only fortunate ones get this opportunity to become a teacher and mould, transform so many lives for the better. Teaching is not only about knowledge or being vocal (maybe vociferous). There is much more to teaching. Good teaching does not come through by relating/ delivering subject knowledge to the students in a classroom setting. Good teaching has two key ingredients to it - passion and enthusiasm.

Passion would drive a good teacher to teach and relate things to students. The delivery process of the subject matter totally transforms once you put in your passion to it. A teacher is not expected to be just a subject expert but somebody who can really motivate the students as well and really elevate them to a level that teaching becomes a learning experience for the students.

The second key ingredient, Enthusiasm is what makes teaching, a learning experience for the teacher. The enthusiasm is what drives a good teacher to explore and innovate more and deliver more to students.

But passion and ebthusiasm does not come with age, experience, knowledge or degree. These qualities have to come from within. During my interaction with teachers I came across teachers, considered to be senior because of their teaching experience and knowledge but totalli impassionate about teaching. For them, teaching was just an "ought to do" thing and nothing more. That is really a sad tale to relate. As long as we will treat "teaching" as a job, we will keep churning teachers with "ought to teach" attitude.