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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.

For me it's a tie between my 8th Grade teacher, Mr. Lohr and my Calc teacher, "Glick."
Both were incredibly passionate about their subject matter and both pushed their students to their limits. More importantly, they knew their students' limits better than the kids did and made sure that each student achieved more than the kids thought they did. Neither excepted "good enough."

https://community.qualtrics.com/XMcommunity/discussion/comment/49942#Comment_49942Thank you for sharing that @MelissaW I completely agree with Dr. Sun, that's wonderful advice!

Dr. Sun at the University of Delaware shared the enlightening advice that you should love your work, and that there isn't a "right" or perfect path to anyone's career. We gather experiences and mentors and make our own way. It was groundbreaking to me at an age when set educational paths were all I could see, and opened me up to new electives and internships that still serve me well!
(Great topic!)

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/49810#Comment_49810I love this story! Thank you so much for sharing. Kindergarten teachers play such a key role in our development, and I remember mine, as well. Thank you for your service as a teacher -- and now serving other teachers! We're happy you're a part of our online community.

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

During all my learning processes I have had excellent teachers, however, those who have marked my experience the most have been those who, at the time of showing us the applicability of knowledge in the work environment to be able to solve industry problems in an agile and effective way. , like my Logistics teacher, my internship leader and my English teachers.During all my learning processes I have had excellent teachers, however, those who have marked my experience the most have been those who, at the time of showinf me the applicability of the knowledge in the work environment, taught me to solve the industry problems in a really agile and effective way, like my logistics teacher, my internship leader and my English teachers

My favorite teacher was in middle school English who I was fortunate to have both 7th and 8th grade. She was foundational in expanding my vocabulary and overall forming my approach and structure to writing and communication. It was only a few years ago that I actually learned sentence diagramming was NOT something she invented! : mind blown :
Language is incredibly powerful and communication is critical to everyday life. Learning and practicing effective communication helps foster respectful relationships, enhance conflict resolution, and generally just navigate a complex world in a productive way.

Okay, and that ties back to sentence diagramming how??
Admittedly a wee bit tangential, but I've seen many people through the years struggle to find common ground or respectfully understand each others perspectives and so often this boils down to language used setting parties up for failure through unclear communication or misunderstanding without clarification.

Sweet and all, now what relevance does this have to a Qualtrics community forum?
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.
#ShoutOutToEnglishTeachers

My favorite teacher was my math teacher in middle school. His name is Richard.
He had a very unique way to explain maths and always tried to be so dynamic in his classes, that way his students never got bored about learning something new.
I think that math classes were one of the reasons why I decided to study engineering.

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

All time favorite was my high school history teacher. He actually served in WWII and recreated European terrains in the US for soldiers to practice before being sent over and would tell us all about it. He brought history to life!

My math professor in 10th grade was my favourite teacher. Everyone in the class benefited from this teacher's commitment and dedication since it was inspirational. He was quite helpful and made sure that the right steps were taken at the right times. His teaching style was so fantastic and simple that I managed to excel in the topic across all of the semesters.