Qualities of Great Teachers There are many kinds of teachers as there are stars in the heavens. Each, though of variant brightness, provide us light even in the darkest nights. What are the qualities of great teachers? Let us spell them. Teachers... Touch. Everytime a teacher comes into our lives, she or he can not not touch our lives. Great teachers foremost reason for teaching is to touch our lives. Great teachers make us feel even more the beauty of life, the greatness of our soul, and the joys of our spirits. Long after they graduate, we will forget most of the information fed on us, but we will never forget how these teachers touched our lives. Electrify. Thunder is good. Thunder is impressive. But it is lightning that does the work. Great teachers cause sudden and intense excitement, they startle us, surprise us, they arouse our desire to learn. They make us look forward to every session. They make us thirst. Aspire. Great teachers always aim for the most noble values.
A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary....