Knowledge is never enough. You must also want to share it. Not for ego, but because you cannot help yourself - its in your nature to communicate.
Not every student likes to share. Many take no real interest in other people. They decline to help out in class and do not mix well with others. No extra-curricular activities. No socialising. These people can never be a teacher. They are too insular, isolated and uncomfortable with themselves. It is not possible to go from self-centred to extrovert. It goes against the grain. Against what is.
A teacher must be comfortable in a social setting, interacting freely with people from many different backgrounds. They must have passion. They need to actually like people.
Nietzsche wrote that a teacher who teaches from the heart takes all things seriously only in reference to the students, even themselves. Unless you are passionate about helping, sharing, and have genuine fun interacting with people, you cannot ever become a good teacher.
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