I should specify some more teacher qualities/skills that my own child has benefited from:
- targeted one-on-one instructional time during or outside classtime. One of DC's teachers offered to devote time every class period (while others were doing independent work) to support DC through an otherwise independent learning course. This teacher approached us at the beginning of the school year about layering on an advanced course for DC during regular classtime. (DC didn't end up using the offered time, because the help wasn't needed.) And of course, I've seen many teachers use afterschool time to additionally support struggling learners. Which leads to another beneficial teacher quality
- a teacher who advocates for every student's success and continued growth, and is willing to think creatively and beyond the institution's historical practices to do so.
