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Asked by anon-220168 to Ross on 5 Jun 2019.
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Ross Hill answered on 5 Jun 2019:
Hey Nevaeh,
My favorite teacher was my A-level Biology teacher for several reasons! Firstly, he was very enthusiastic about his subject and he still found it all exciting. But more important he took the time to speak to students who he knew had interests in science and wanted to go to university. I owe him a great deal as he really encouraged me to pursue a career in science.
I hope you have a teacher like him!
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Nina commented on :
Mine was my GSCE Biology teacher – absolutely amazing – he would always act out whatever he was teaching us (if we were learning about amoebae he’d pretend to be an amoeba, if we were learning about kidney cells, he’d be one of those!). He also had the best fancy dress day outfits (the panda brings back happy memories!). Very funny, totally engaging, and so passionate about his subject – I hope one day to be half as good at teaching as he was.
Rebecca commented on :
Teachers that make the subject fun and do loads of cool experiments were always the best! And it helps you remember it too if you can do practical experiments rather than just listening.
Helen commented on :
I had a few ‘odd’ science teachers but I think my favourite was my form tutor.
He would teach us how to set fire to a pencil with a battery during registration or appear from out of the technicians room with a locust on his tie (and on his tongue once – he made a few girls scream in that lesson).
He was really passionate about science even if he didn’t get much appreciation from us as students.
I remember him writing a play for a school assembly called ‘the secret life of teachers’ it was a parody of a David Attenborough nature programme and had things like ‘the physicist’ standing there with his hair all stuck up as if he’d been electrocuted and bits of wire sticking out all over. It really amused me and I remember it to this day nearly 20 years later.
Ettie commented on :
If you could maths as a science, my favourite teacher was my maths teacher during secondary school. She was really passionate and explained things really well. We were a bit ahead of the syllabus so she arranged for someone from a local university to come in and teach us about code-breaking. I really enjoyed seeing how maths could be used outside the classroom.
David commented on :
I cant say I was particularly inspired by any of my science teachers at school. But at University the ones that stand out in my memory were the ones that were bursting with enthusiasm and excitement for science and their own work. This is something I try to bring to the lab when I’m working with students, if i’m excited and enthusiastic then hopefully it makes it easier for you to be excited and enthusiastic too.