Sparkler spasc645 made an excellent point on last week's post about awful teacher types. While making fun of teachers is kind of our bread and butter here at SparkLife (they're just such easy targets), there are also teachers who inspire us, support us, and dedicate their lives to helping us become better students and people.
"Awesome teacher" is not an oxymoron. We give you five examples of teachers who rock:
The One Who Thinks He's in Dead Poets Society
Sure, he's no Robin Williams, but this teacher's carpe diem attitude is a refreshing dip in a cool pool after the zombie-like recitations of the rest of your day. His wacky lesson plans and unorthodox assignments may make other teachers raise an eyebrow, but they leave students wanting to pull an "O Captain! My Captain!" He's the only one who will actually let you have class outside.
The One Who Lets You Rewrite Papers and Earn Extra Credit
It's not just about the grade. This teacher actually cares about, gasp, learning. You had an off day, you forgot you had a term paper due until the night before, or your dog really did eat your homework; this teacher will give you the benefit of the doubt and encourage you to learn from your mistakes.
The One Who Notices When You Have a Bad Day
Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring against you. Your alarm somehow turned itself off, the jeans you planned to wear were still wet in the washer, you were out of milk for your cereal, you had a pop quiz in Spanish, and it's only second period. Frankly, you don't feel like participating in a class discussion on the ethics of genetic testing. This teacher won't just give you a free pass, he'll actually ask what's going on. It's nice knowing someone cares, even if it's your teacher.
The One You'd Totally Be Friends With If You Were His/Her Age
Most of your teachers dress like a J.C. Penney ad from 1991 (stirrup pants and theme sweaters ring a bell?), so when this one shows up in that dress from Anthro you've been dying for, you have serious fashion envy. She's young and cool and gets pop culture references without trying to use slang like "for shizzle." She's on Facebook but won't accept your friend request.
The One Who Is Always Available
Personal life schmersonal life. This teacher arrives early and leaves late. He has provided you with his personal website, email address, home and cell phone number. He has done everything short of setting up a bat signal. Have a question about balancing chemical equations at ten o'clock at night? No problem. He'll respond from his Crackberry.
Recognize any of these everyday superheros? Tell us about your awesome teachers.
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