Teachers beyond subjects.

Well adding to the above, probably the only time, a teacher can teach is when he starts understanding the pain points of the student. He should have faith in the students that there are a few who have actually want to study. The essence is "being sincere is more important to being serious".

A teacher in my view is quite contrary to popular thinking, he is not a subject matter specialist, he may be but its not a necessity. What is necessary is that he must have that power to convince & persuade, to motivate people who have their heart in the subject matter to become expert, which is closer to "Teacher doesn't does make you learn subjects, he teaches you how to learn them." . I have been blessed to be a part of two excellent institutions, we had great teacher (motivators), we had great thinkers (they had the knowledge & the vision) and there were the other lot, who knew things, as they were in the book, maybe less but never more (utterly useless). But what surprised me is not the professors, but the students in whom I saw as excellent examples of potentially great teachers (motivators and all rounders) who would teach you everything and use the examples, so pertinent to your state of your mind that it would create interest in the subject. So much so that your whole perspective towards it is changed.

I would like to learn from a teacher, who is not bounded by the subject, who teaches how to learn, who learns along, who gives liberty and freedom to students to differ in opinion. Someone, whom you want in your class, rather than attending his.