<p>I’ve had both great and horrible teachers of both genders, so I don’t think you can call out a best one based on gender.</p>
<p>Both of my favorite teachers have been homosexual males.</p>
<p>My freshman English teacher, a male, I liked.
My freshman math teacher, a male, I disliked.
My freshman science teacher, a female, I disliked.
My freshman Spanish teacher, a male, I liked.
My freshman history teacher, a female, I disliked.</p>
<p>My sophomore English teacher, a male, I liked.
My sophomore math teacher, a female, I liked/disliked depending on the day.
My sophomore science teacher, a male, I liked.
My sophomore Spanish teacher, a female, I disliked.
My sophomore history teacher, a female, I liked.</p>
<p>My junior English teacher, a male, I liked.
My junior math teacher, a female, I liked.
My junior science teacher, a female, I disliked.
My junior Spanish teacher, a male, I liked.
My junior history teacher, a male, I liked.</p>
<p>My senior English teacher, a female, I liked.
My senior math teacher, a female, I liked.
My senior science teacher, a female, I liked.
My senior Spanish teacher, a male, I liked.
My senior history teacher, a female, I liked.</p>
<p>So I liked 6/11 females and I liked 8/9 males.
I disliked 4/11 females and I disliked 1/9 males.</p>
<p>Are we doing “best” based on how well they knew the subject matter, how well they explained it, whether they made the subject interesting or not, whether they really cared about teaching or not, or what? “Best” can take many forms…so you can’t say male or female teachers in general are better than the other.</p>
<p>Knew subject well: 12th grade AP lit teacher (male), 11th and 12th grade math teacher (female), 12th grade physics teacher (male), 9th/10th history and AP gov teacher (male) knew stuff but didn’t teach us, 12th AP history (male) knows more than any other teacher I’ve ever had, 11th AP history (female), 11/12th honors and AP spanish teacher (male) but couldn’t actually teach </p>
<p>Didn’t know subject well: 10th grade honors math teacher (female), 10th grade honors chem teacher (male) where you would ask a question on a homework problem and he didn’t know how to do it, 9-11 band teacher (female)</p>
<p>Explained it well: 11th (female) and 12th (male) AP history teachers</p>
<p>Failed to explain things well: 10th grade honors math teacher (female), 10th grade honors chem teacher (male), 12th grade physics teacher (male), 11/12th honors and AP spanish (male) </p>
<p>Made things interesting for most people: 12th grade AP lit teacher (male), 11th AP history (female), 12th AP history (male)</p>
<p>Didn’t try to make the subject interesting: 10th semester 1 & 11th grade semester 1 theology teacher (male) who was a very boring lecturer, 10th grade honors lit teacher (female) was the most boring to listen to, 11th and 12th grade math teacher (female)</p>
<p>Cared about teaching/students: 11th semester 2 and 12th grade semester 1 theology teacher (female), 10th semester 2 & 12th semester 2 theology teacher (male), 9th & 11th honors lit teacher (female), 11th/12th grade math teacher (female), 12th grade physics teacher (male) said we were like his own kids so he cared like that and other ways but he’s a creep too, 11th (female) and 12th (male) AP history teachers (yeah, I’ve mentioned these 2 a few times on here but they’re some of the best ones I’ve had throughout HS)</p>
<p>Didn’t care about teaching/students: 9th/10th history/AP Gov (male) knew stuff but didn’t teach/care about teaching or doing anything productive in class</p>
<p>I don’t have all my teachers on here for something, and then I have others on there for more than one thing, so it’s not really a fair list. However, it’s just a sample of the point I was making…</p>
<p>Males, they are so funny.</p>
<p>i love female teachers because they are easy to manipulate usually</p>
<p>@Lullies, I’ve had some male but also some female teachers who are funny.</p>
<p>funny teachers-
Male: AP Lit, AP Spanish (in a mean sort of way, makes fun of students), freshman history and AP Gov (but he didn’t teach AT ALL!)</p>
<p>Female: junior honors lit and freshman/sophomore spanish sometimes, junior year APUSH (many weird ways of explaining things inside and outside of class)</p>
<p>Male: 12
Female: 2
No Value Judgment Based on Gender: 10</p>
<p>My male teachrs tend to be either super awsome or super crappy.
My female teachers are all so-so.</p>
<p>I find that males are better at teaching english, females are better at social studies, and a tie between males and females for science/math… so a tie?</p>
<p>Male: 12
Female: 2
No Value Judgment Based on Gender: 11</p>
<p>Male for me in every subject</p>
<p>Male: 12
Female: 2
No Value Judgment Based on Gender: 12</p>
<p>As a rule, I tend to like my male teachers better. Their classes just tend to be more interesting. Most of my male teachers are hilarious, and I really look forward to my classes with them. However, in no way do I think that my male teachers are any more intelligent or insightful than my female teachers. I just tend to like their classes more.</p>
<p>Male: 13
Female: 2
No Vale Judgment Based on Gender:12</p>
<p>I prefer females. They are much easier to talk to in my opinion.</p>
<p>My absolute favorite teacher is a female and that might skew my judgement, but I’ve found that the value of a teacher doesn’t depend on their sex. Some of my best teachers were male, and some of my worst teachers were male. My favorite teacher is a female, my least favorite teacher is a female.</p>
<p>Male: 13
Female: 2
No Vale Judgment Based on Gender:13</p>
<p>Females tend to play favorites significantly less, so give females +1 for me.</p>
<p>Male: 13
Female: 4
No Vale Judgment Based on Gender:13</p>