ABSTRACT
Although difficult teachers often have many different char acteristics, one similarity that a great number of less effective teachers share is low interpersonal intelligence. They do not have
afeelor senseof howtheyarecomingacrosstothepeoplewith whomtheyarecommunicating.Anexampleofthisisateacher whoisapoorlecturerandyettheteacherpersistsinlecturingas aprimarymodeofteaching.Toanoutsideroreventothestu dents,itisobviousthatfewpeoplepayattention,understand, orcarewhattheteacherissaying.Yet,theteacherhasnoaware nessofhowpoorlystudentsrespond.
