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I have had a few very good formal teachers in my academic career, and my most favorite teacher was my grandfather. Born in 1889 in a tiny cabin in the northern woods of Minnesota (mid/northern USA), as the 4th of 7 children, he managed to get through the 3rd grade in their local 1 room schoolhouse before he had to get to work.
By the time I came along, he was well into Parkinson's, was mostly deaf, and still had a commanding presence that captured my attention. Because he needed assistance with just about everything he did, as a little kid, I learned to listen carefully and see what he saw that needed to be done. He could gesture slightly toward an ax, saw, and pile of logs; indicate with his hands how long the pieces needed to be & I went to work. If I was stacking the wood poorly, he'd hobble over and show me how to do it. Even at 52 lbs/24 kg I was determined to swing the ax well. Crazy dangerous! but grandpa had confidence in me - so I did too. The lessons in confidence building went deep.

My favorite teacher would have to be my cognitive psychology teacher and later mentor, Dr. P! She introduced me to the world of research and how to approach scientific from both a methodological point of view and a this-is-really-cool-let’s-explore-it view!
She played an instrumental role in me understanding how to design experiments and surveys!

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49602#Comment_49602The community is thankful for your computer teacher too ️

I thought for a long time about the question of who my favourite teacher was. I have come to the conclusion that I cannot possibly pin this down.

In the 13 years at school and the 5 years at university, there were countless teachers from whom I learned something for life. Some have awakened enthusiasm for certain subjects in me. Others have taught me how to learn and work best - when details matter and in which situations pragmatism will get you the furthest.

Other teachers were incredibly good examples of how important respect for other people and nature is.

And yes, there were also teachers I would have been very happy to do without at the time! But if I am completely honest now, a good 20 years later, it is precisely these bad experiences that have brought me the most forward in life.  

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49583#Comment_49583I had a similar experience! Once you learn to look at art in a new way, it's hard to go back to the old way!

Really a good question! My favourite teacher was my maths teacher during my class 8 to 10. He pushes all the students of his class so much that all of his students logics and mathematics concepts are so much clear. I am going to ask him to help my daughter with same! :)

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I would say that my favorite teacher was my math teacher at high school, he was very young so it was good to have some coversations with him. He was also really smart and everything that he taught me helped me in life and at university because I studied Engineer.

My favorite teacher is my mother Dr. Swaran Anil - who has taught me all I know from being a good human being, to being a great mentor (she is a teacher who has made thousands of fans through opening young minds using her factual and grounded teaching - to learning and adapting). She is a cancer survivor and is my inspiration (having broken conventional stereotypes by receiving her linguistic research PHD at 50+). She is an avid historian, writer, learning evangelist, passionate teacher, technologist, and world's best mother to me and my brother despite her multitude of challenges dealing with life and its many situations. Her curiosity, grit, determination, and zest for life have continued to inspire me throughout my professional journey and life's ups and downs. Now approaching a new decade (70), she is still ever active with her students through her volunteer work post retirement, and is on cue to release her latest series of books. She still advises me when I hit a difficult stakeholder in business or face a daunting project at work. Her fitting reward is her friendship with that my 13 year old daughter now looks up to her as a role model :)

In fourth grade, Mrs. Peggy Baulk was our "homeroom" teacher in Littleton, Colorado. We were all sitting in class together watching a television that she had brought in so we could watch the live Challenger Space Shuttle takeoff. It was exciting to hear her talk about the first teacher, Ms. Christa McAuliffe, who would ever be in space! As the countdown was numbered off, we watched as the jet propulsion systems went off and the shuttle began to rise. We cheered! We watched in terror and confusion as a minute into the launch, the space shuttle began to light up and then explode and break apart. It was traumatizing. Mrs. Baulk cried. I had never seen a teacher cry before and her vulnerability changed the way I saw teachers. They were human! She turned off the television and allowed us all the grieve as she grieved. She then went around and did her best to comfort all the students who needed it and I will never forget her compassionate, caring response to a tragedy none of us have ever forgotten.

Interesting question Michael_Cooksey ! Not uncommon for Dutch elementary and junior high schools are camp getaways of a few days to facilitate introductions for newcomers and strengthen social cohesion at the start of the year. The end of the school year musical for the 8th graders is a classic tradition with parents attending to signal the completion of elementary school.

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49337#Comment_49337Managers can indeed be great teachers and mentors!

My favorite teacher was my 8th grade science teacher, Mr. Crane. Everyday I got to look forward to lessons taught with humor and tons of fun projects.

By far the most influential teacher was a high school history teacher - Mr Farquharson....not only did he use Blackadder as part of his teaching material, but he also really pushed us to question everything we read in history and check whether we thought there may be another perspective we should be considering.....fast forward many, many years and the ability to think critically about all problems in front of you has never been more impoertant!