To me, the role of a teacher is to not only teach their students whatever subject their focus is, but also to help prepare them for life in general. By having interactive in-class assignments and such, children are learning valuable social skills, as well as problem-solving and critical thinking.
A good teacher can teach lessons based on a curriculum and have their students retain the knowledge. But a great teacher will find a way to connect to their students, no matter how difficult it may be. Their students should not only retain the knowledge, but become intrigued by it enough to want to learn more. A great teacher should inspire confidence in the student's abilities, and teach them that they can do anything they want to, as long as they work hard enough for it. Another important factor (that Sir Ken Robinson also talked about) is that teachers should encourage students to embrace their creative abilities. Without the encouragement of things like art, music, etc., future generations will not have the Picasso's, DaVinci's and Shakespeare's of their own time.
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