What makes a good teacher?

Being a teacher is one of the most important jobs there is because they are the hands that mold us as children to become who we are for the rest of our lives. I never understood the impact they actually make on us as people in a society that is always evolving. Without my teachers, I would have never evolved into the young woman I am with the ideas that I have and the things that I know. I think a great teacher begins with an open mind. You can't expect every student in a classroom to learn at the same pace and a good teacher knows that. A good teacher helps you in areas where you need it and break down the subjects that you're not understanding. They are not worried about payroll or their hours, they genuinely want you to understand the material so that you can leave that class feeling confident in what you learned. A good teacher simply wants to make you the best you can be and they put in the equal effort to make it happen.