It's been said that a teacher affects eternity; they can
never tell where their influence stops. Of course, there are two
sides to that coin.
Good teachers ensure students develop a lifelong love of
learning, support them through their formative years, and help them
make positive contributions in society that reverberate through
generations.
What about other teachers? Hopefully, at best, an uninspiring
teacher's mediocrity won't be enough to instill a dislike
of a subject or dissuade a student from meeting their potential.
But at worst, a teacher's actions can have lasting detrimental
effects on an impressionable young person - no more so than when
these actions are abusive.
