How much should a teacher bring down to earth his own theories to meet the needs of his students?

It is quite interesting to ask oneself for sometimes: how, when and why should one improve his own performance? How, then to become a good teacher? I am doing the right thing? How can we create a diamond out of a stone? How can we share and make the other share?

Actually, I do not know the answer for the above tormenting questions. At least, I will do the following;

• I will ask the students evaluate my teaching practices by giving them the chance to comment, think over, suggest ways for change
• Involve parents to contribute to the achievement of their own offspring
• Delegate some of my power to students to teach their peers either inside or outside the classroom
• Create extra-curriculum activities to give free vent for other learning strategies.
• Visiting other colleagues to make use of their best practices in my classroom
• Keep up to date with novelties the field
• Invite principals and supervisors to your classroom
• Attending pedagogical gatherings
• Participating actively in workshops and seminars
• Conducting action researches
• …

The more you practice, the more knowledgeable and expert you become.