When it comes to education, no one can deny the major role teachers play. Apart from depar
ting knowledge of certain subjects in class, it is also vital for teachers to ensure that
students are well aware of what they are going to do after class in order to secure master
y of learning materials, which is the goal of education. Nonetheless, it is not uncommon f
or teachers to encounter the dilemma of whether to be popular with students or to be effec
tive facilitating learning, since the two options are contradictory in many aspects. Perso
nally speaking, I do not deem it a hard nut to crack for the following reasons.To begin wi
th, being popular with kids does not necessarily harm effective learning, but rather contr
ibutes to boosting study efficiency. To illustrate, learning is actually a process of imit
ation, during which teachers serve as paragons for their students. Only when learners find
their educators are worthy of respect will they be willing to pay much attention to their
study and learn intently. In other words, the popularity enjoyed by teachers from their s
tudents can be mostly attributed to the high caliber or charm the teachers have, which can
be a great advantage in the assistance of study, for students are looking up to their tea
chers and thus tend to trust their teachers and put more effort into study. Take my cousin
as an example. He used to be a procrastinator and not willing to do his homework until th
e deadline is just around the corner. To no one’s surprise, his final report is a total ma
ss. Fortunately, he encountered Mr. White last semester, who overwhelmed my cousin with hi
s intellect as well as his humorous and invigorating character. By following Mr. White’s d
irection, my cousin successfully transformed himself into a straight-A student, which is b
eyond everyone’s imagination. Therefore, a proper balance can actually be stricken between
being popular and being helpful. Moreover, besides the spiritual guidance beloved teacher
s can render to their students to facilitate learning, novel approaches of teaching can al
so contribute to elevated study efficiency as well as a teacher’s popularity. To be specif
ic, those teachers with a large proportion of followers are generally creators of all sort
s of teaching methods which are both intriguing and effective, making learning a process m
uch more interesting and enjoyable. Hence, these teachers come to be known as magicians an
d it is just plausible for them to win popularity among students. According to a research
carried out by Zhejiang University targeting students in 8 middle schools on the kind of t
eachers they prefer, over 60% respondents vote for those teachers who have the outstanding
capability to convert classroom into an amusement park with knowledge being the entertain
ment facilities. It is not hard to imagine that those who are lucky enough to meet those c
reative teachers tend to boast excellent academic records, which proves the standpoint I r
aised above.To sum up, not everything has to encounter the embarrassing choice between one
and the other. Considering what have been discussed above, I firmly believe that teachers
can be popular and helpful at the same time as long as they stay conscious of the real ne
eds of the students and are attentive enough to devise the teaching process more wisely.