How do I start thinking like a teacher?

The most important part of thinking like a teacher is to understand that the children come first. Thoughts cannot be based on what "I" want to do, they need to be what is best for the students. Everyone has their own reason to want to be a teacher and that naturally will influence what kind of teacher they will be; but in order to think like a good teacher the thoughts that influence their actions need to be based on the reasons the students are in school. It is not easy for me to always think of other people first, so I will struggle at times to do the right thing as a teacher. I think that being aware of your shortcomings and understanding what can be done to overcome them will go along way in thinking like a teacher. No one should want to be the teacher that already knows everything. I think in class we could practice more assignments that aren't focused on what we think but more on how will a child or class respond in a certain situation. Instead of responding about what we think about subjects in the chapters of "The Joy of Teaching" maybe we can try to see how the students would be affected by certain subjects. In general the biggest part of thinking like a teacher for me is to remember that there are more important minds in the class than my own.