Mike Dunford was a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studied evolution. Life as an army spouse has since moved him on to Pensacola, where he's currently trying to figure out what to do next. While he's doing that, he writes stuff here, although not usually in the third person. He's also a contributer to 
It's taken me a while to take a swing at this particular Ask A ScienceBlogger question, mostly because I just don't know the answer.
It's definitely true that some science teachers are better than others. The best teacher I had in high school was my physics teacher. The worst teacher I've ever had was for biochem. Thinking about it, I can figure out what made the bad teacher bad, but I'm having a much harder time figuring out what makes a good teacher good. If I had to guess, I'd say that the traits tha make a good science teacher are probably the same traits that make a good teacher in any subject. I think it comes down to enthusiasm for teaching, and the ability to deal with every student as an individual.
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