What makes a good teacher

Joe and Autumn AOW What makes a good teacher? The article discussed whether or not future schools should hire teachers that do not have teaching degrees. Several states are starting to accept teachers with professional experience in their field of study. This I feel takes away from the quality of the teacher. There is no arguing that a teacher with real life experience is a good thing, however, a professional without teaching experience is a bad thing. We are teachers in our hearts and our education helps bring it out. Professionals for the most part, do not have the heart of a teacher and they just want the extra cash. The teaching profession requires a lot of things that professionals may not have, patience, love, and a heart for teaching. I keep saying heart for teaching but the point is clear in my mind. Teachers want to teach, those with the 2 year degrees did not want to teach. Now if they truly do change their mind and want to get into teaching, then more power to them. For the most part, the friends that I have seen get into teaching after they were professionals have trouble adjusting and do not like their students.