We had a new teacher for maths in eighth grade. I remember how enthusiastic he was about set theory. He was so excited to talk about it and reminisced that the first time he saw set theory was in the second year of college.<p>Granted our stuff was just introductory stuff but I doubt I&#x27;d care the slightest between AND and OR and associate them with intersection and union if it wasn&#x27;t for the teachers.<p>Now my professor in college who teaches operating systems? She could not be more of a downer. You go ask her a question and she says &quot;I can&#x27;t answer any questions off the top of my head. I am not a genius.&quot; Never has she ever said &quot;let&#x27;s see&quot; or &quot;let&#x27;s try to figure this out&quot;. Her level of enthusiasm makes me wonder why she even teaches at all. She appears exhausted and sad.<p>To go a little off topic, I want a universal basic income (and universal free healthcare) so that people who don&#x27;t like the jobs they do or would like to take a break can do so without worrying about money.<p>Well, I guess my point is school can be boring or interesting depending on the teachers around you. This seems rather obvious. My hypothesis is that teachers who want to teach are likely to be better teachers than those who are just there because they need money.