An Ideal Teacher-English Essay, Paragraph, Speech for Class 9, 10, 11 and 12 Students.

An Ideal Teacher

From ancient times teachers have been honoured as builders of the nation. Plato and Aristotle in Greece, Vashishtha and Vishwamitra in India, enjoyed a status next only to Kings and Princes. Their word was law with their disciples. But it must be remembered they were ideal men, sages and saints who thought of the good of others every moment of their lives.

Teachers are the salt of Earth. When teachers grow weak or corrupt, that means the utter ruin of society. They are the lamps that shatter darkness, the lighthouses that guide the wandering ships and keep them away from dangerous rocks.

An ideal teacher is, in the first place, the master of his subject. He spends his days in the pursuit of studies. He is ever hungry for the latest information and researches on his subject. He reads journals and magazines which keep him well-informed and up-to-date. A library is like a temple to him.

An ideal teacher, again, possesses the art of making the most difficult subject intelligible to his pupils. He understands the difficulties of his students and with sympathy and even compassion would come down to their level. When a teacher takes pains to teach his students, no wonder, students love and respect.

An ideal teacher is always regular and punctual. It was said of Kant, a great German teacher, that people used to correct their watches by his daily routine. The ideal teacher knows that even if he were late by one minute, that would mean the loss of as many minutes of the nation as the students under his charge. “Time is money” is an adage which is always present before his mind’s eye.

An ideal teacher is always fair and impartial. For him all students are alike. He is like father to them. A teacher would be failing in his duties if he favoured some students on grounds of their riches or social status. Whether it is a Krishna or Sudama, the ideal teacher must place him on an equal footing. An ideal teacher is simple in his habits. He has no time for the glitter and pomp of life because these are decorations of empty minds. If he has any spare money, he would spend it on books and magazines rather than on curios and decorative pieces.

With all this about an ideal teacher, one cannot help saying that an ideal teacher is a rare bird. But then all ideals are unattainable.