Passion

Teachers that show passion for their subject and students are far more likely to be a successful teacher. And by successful I mean that students are gaining knowledge from them and improving both academically and socially. If it weren't for passion, the class would become boring and no one would have interest in studying that certain subject. But with the passion a teacher shows it makes students want to learn and to be good at the subject. For instance, when I was a junior in high school I didn't really care all that much about history, that is until Mrs. Farrel became my teacher. She showed so much enthusiasm about American history as well as world history that I became really interested in the subject and tried my hardest in that class because she made me have passion for history as well. It's not like I hadn't taken a history class before then, in my school system its required almost every year. However, most of the teachers I had for that subject didn't have the same passion that Mrs. Farrel had when teaching. Passion makes a huge difference in the eyes of the student. If you don't have passion for your subject how are the kids suppose to find that passion themselves?