A Teacher is Many Things

the long version

**WHAT MAKES A TEACHER SPECIAL?** So much has been said and written about teaching that one of the most important parts of the entire education process—the teacher himself—is almost forgotten. Yet all of us at some time in our lives have known a teacher that was special. What unusual skills or abilities did that teacher possess that others did not—and why? The authors, both experienced teachers, say that a teacher must be many things to be special. Here is an exciting study of the personality of a teacher, especially for those who are now teachers or who plan to become teachers.