Efficacy: Components Needed to be a Teacher

As a population, we are all very different. We have different attributes that set one person apart from another. For example, one person may be naturally quirky or naturally funny. As teachers, these different attributes contribute to beliefs and teaching styles. However, no matter the personality, good teachers need to have self-awareness, confidence, persistence, and a good work ethic.
Self awareness is especially applicable to new teachers, as well as old teachers. New teachers constantly need to test their knowledge and skills. For example, a new teacher might try different teaching styles and monitor themselves based on their result. Also a new teacher as well old teachers need to monitor what he or she says and how they say it. For example if music teacher wants their music student to crescendo one wouldn't say "can you crescendo for me?" Instead, the teacher might ask the student "what do you need to do in this measure?" The first question is not really a question. Whereas, the second question leads the student to solve the problem for themselves. Speech and language are vital to teaching therefore it is important that a teacher be clear with their students.
Teachers need to be confident as well as clear when he or she talks to their student. If a teacher were to teach something without confidence, the students will not feel confident either. It's the job of the teacher to know what to do when students can't learn things by themselves. Also if a teacher is not confident, the students may feel that the teacher doesn't know the subject area very well. The teacher needs to have confidence in order to keep control and manage their classroom.
One can develop a great amount of knowledge with a good work ethic. A good work ethic can be defined as a belief to work efficiently and effectively. This idea can be applied to a teacher too. For example, an orchestra teacher (conductor) needs to search for problems while the students play. Then, the orchestra would need to address the problem to the students and clearly and effectively state how to fix the student's problem. The teacher needs to have knowledge in their subject area, so they can observe and fix the student's problem. Without great knowledge of a subject area, a teacher would not know what to do. Therefore, the students would not learn much of anything. Also a teacher needs to be persistent. For example, when students do not understand, think of another technique that could help them. A teacher cannot simply give up when their student does not understand something. Otherwise conveys that the teacher sets low standards for themsleves and their students.
One can develop all these skills through experience. Not many people can say they're first year of teaching was easy. One constantly needs to work and improve themselves so he or she can be the best teacher possible for his or her students.