THE BEST TEACHER I´VE EVER HAD

His name was Pepe Lluch, he was my math teacher in high school and my pre-university course, and had a decisive influence on my training. It was, by far, the best teacher I had. Why?

Firstly, because he had a deep knowledge of his subject. That´s not all: he also knew how to make it attractive; or, in other words, he taught it very well, separating the wheat from the chaff —which was unusual, unfortunately, in teachers I had—, and while at the same time teaching math understandable to all students.

Moreover, although he had a strong personality, he was easy to get on with, although he wasn´t a mate at all. No. He knew that he was the teacher, and we were on the other side. But he also understood that his task only made sense if we acquired knowledges he explained to us, for which we had always his help.

Other important aspects that pleased me very much were his fairness in marking; how he liked his work (unlike most other teachers); their ability to transmit values (effort, sacrifice, work..); the fact that the tests were strictly conformed to the class explanation; and, above all, how he was the only teacher who really knew how to make us see the relationship between what is studied and what would be our daily lives; and how he tried that we thought for ourselves.

In short, Pepe Lluch was a complete professional, who had all the qualities we wish a teacher gathers, to whom we appreciated. Frankly, I've been real lucky to have had him. On behalf of an engineer, thanks for everything! :-)