TOEFL Independent essay Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A student must like a teacher in order to learn from the teacher. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Education is one of the most important things in a human beings life, especially at a young age. In this phase a teacher is one of the most influential persons and should act responsible, consequent and like a role-model. Although I believe that students can learn from every teacher, wether they like hem/her or not, I do support the statement that a student must like a teacher in order to learn from the teacher. I will explain my opinion in the following essay. First I would like to indicate that teachers have a higher education, specialized on teaching students in the most efficient ways possible and also to create a good learning environment. The essential reason I think so is, because of my own experience. I know the benefits of learning under a strict but likeable teacher. For example, I remember when I had to take a very important test in a subject I did not enjoy, maths, I had a very unorganized and unprepared teacher and it was very hard for me to learn something in class, so I had to do most of the studying at home. However, I had the chance to retake the same class with a different professor, who was way more structured and consequent. From this experience I can say, that it is much easier to learn more efficient with a teacher whos teaching style you like. The main reason of my thinking is because of the time spend learning outside of the classroom, which was substantially shorter with a teacher I liked. Secondly, I would like to mention that it is in our nature to work more efficient and therefore learn faster if we like a person in contrast to working or studying under pressure with a teacher we do not like. Some studies show that even human beings in the stone age were most likely to cooperate and negotiate with those who they like more, in contradistinction to people they don’t like or appreciate. In conclusion, I do believe that society is often separated in many opinions and so is the question if it is necessary to like a teacher in order to learn from the teacher, a very tricky and difficult topic.