and then follow up with a
             verbal feedback that shows that the message was heard and understood.
             A classroom is not the best area to experience ideal communication.
             There is generally noise of some level that will provide a barrier to
             listening, as well as apathy, lack of interest or distractions that a
             teacher has to contend with when trying to get his message across.
             Language, tone and content of the message may also be their own barriers to
             communication if the teacher is not clear, or uses an angry or indifferent
             tone (or a boring one) or uses words that are hard for the listener to
             understand. Because there is likely to be age, cultural and generational
             differences between the teacher and the student, effective communication
             needs to be worked at on both sides of the equation.
             Being an effective teacher and communicator
             Leslie Gomberg and Susan Gray (2000) wrote an interesting article on
             the "Five principles for effectively managing the classroom." In this
             article they cited Brookfield (1990) and Galbraith (1990) as researchers
             who have argued that good teaching is a skill that can be developed.
             According to Eble (1988) good teachers are knowledgeable, org
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