🍎 Back to School | Badge of the Month | September 2022

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49733#Comment_49733Unfortunately, I've been out of high school way too long, and can't remember.

My favorite teacher is my sister. Hearing firsthand about all of the things that teachers have to juggle throughout the day was really eye-opening and it made me appreciate each of the teachers I've ever had even more. It's definitely not an easy job and I really respect everyone who does it.

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49783#Comment_49783Wow, James -- I love this quote of yours: "Quality of survey feedback has a direct correlation to quality of questions (aka language) and overall survey structure/approach. Carefully and strategically crafted questions are a paramount component of survey design."
We couldn't agree more!

My favorite teacher was Professor John Alford at Rice University. He was a pioneer in empirical testing of public policy interventions, most specifically in using ARIMA models to isolate the incremental impact of specific interventions. He had a knack for making seemingly complex issues appear simple and obvious. His ability to find the meaning in data carried over into his interaction with his students. He could quickly identify what you were struggling with, even when you had a difficult time explaining it yourself.

My 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Taylor. The reason - she saw and treated each of her students as individuals. She always praised us on our successes and noticed, then assisted, with any struggles.
One day she called me to her desk and quietly asked if I knew my multiplication tables, since she had noticed me struggling. I said I knew some, but as she quizzed me, she realized I was only confident through the 5's. So she gave me an after-hours assignment to study each table one-by-one each week and then she tested me on Fridays. In no time at all, I knew them all!
Her absolute dedication to her role as a Teacher has stayed with me through all these years. She truly wanted us all to learn. She wasn't just putting in the hours. She absolutely deserved the designation - Teacher.

My colleagues have been the best teachers I've seen over the past years, showing commitment, and adapting their teaching style and speed to the personality and pace of each new colleague joining the team, making their/my onboarding a great and unique experience.

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

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49379#Comment_49379Interesting! I think the camp idea is a great one. We should definitely have something like that here in the US!

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49882#Comment_49882I love that! It may be a cliché, but teachers are truly heroes

My favourite teacher would be Mr. Van Severen, my history and aesthetics (art history) teacher. (I don't know what the translation of "middelbare school" is in English, but it's the school where you are between the age of 13 and 18).
He didn't use a handbook, but he used a lot of overhead-projections (yes, back then we didn't have smart screens with powerpoints, we just had images printed on a plastic scheet that was then put on a kind of table with a lamp and some mirrors that projected the image on a wall xD).
He would talk very enthousiastically about history and art. Plus he looked a bit like Mr. Bean and had an equal sense of humor

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49944#Comment_49944Being able to explain complex issues in a simple and obvious manner that's easy to understand is such a gift!

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49418#Comment_49418What a moving story, Thomas! I'm so glad your teacher was equipped to handle the situation and also lead by showing her own vulnerability.