Describe the skills or attributes you believe are necessary to be an outstanding teacher.

There are many skills and attributes that can make a good teacher depending on the subject, the grade level, the types of students they will be teaching and where they are teaching. The main things that I find important in a good teacher are: an active listener, reliable, ability to give constructive feedback, available, caring, understanding, and adaptable. Teacher's will have upwards of 30 + students in a class at once who come from different backgrounds and knowledge. It's important for them to be able to posses skills that allow them to teach to many different types of people and learners.