so what does it all mean?

so what do these dispositions even mean? Can they be taught? I think that dispositions can be taught, through experience. I feel that the more you utilize the desired characteristics the more natural they will become. If you are open to change and trying new things you are capable of learning these dispositions.

But I do feel that there are some dispositions that can't be taught. For example, if you are extremely intelligent but don't particularly like children - you shouldn't be a teacher, no ifs ands or buts. Teaching is not the profession for you.

I also think you can learn a lot from watching other great teachers. Witnessing the skill in someone else makes it easier to understand and also apply to your own life. Personally, I am willing to try new ideas, and also utilize ideas from other teachers in order to become a better teacher myself.

resilience

resilience is a very important characteristic to have not only as a teacher, but also for life in general. I know that teaching is a difficult profession because of the amount of chaos a teacher deals with every day, but learning how to cope with stress and disfunction is so very important, especially as a person in a leadership position.

I feel that the only way we can better prepare teachers is to give them more experience working with other experienced teachers. There is a lot of valuable knowledge that can be gained working with an experienced teacher. If we had teachers student teach for longer periods of time, or with multiple teachers - not only would they see many different styles of teaching but they would also have more experience in the classroom and in turn more experience dealing with difficult situations.