re: Why was your favorite teacher/coach your favorite?

I had a superb French teacher in high school who was incredibly passionate about teaching. He was actually a French native so it brought an added perspective to learning the language. This teacher would come up with creative, unorthodox ways to learn. One thing in particular that I remember is that he had a friend that worked at the French consulate so he called him one day during class and had us speak to the guy in French.