Compassion is an important quality for a good teacher to possess. Teacher's need to be able to work with students and understand the difficulties different students might be facing in and outside of their studies. Compassion can be more concrete, such as help and guidance through a tough class or it can be more subtle, like the teachers who get to know their students and can work with each of their individual needs. All students, even the most studious can have an off day and it takes a really understanding and compassionate teacher to understand and work with each and every student equally.
I cannot think of any of my teachers who ever showed the obvious sort of compassion, but I have had quite a few who have showed the more subtle type. One of the most vivid memories from all my High School classes was the day after a Conference Track Meet. The team had been gone very late and most of them had not been able to study properly or get adequate sleep. Because of the high number of track athletes in the class, my teacher gave them the option to take the test during class, or to come in and take it before school the following day. My teacher sacrificed his morning to come in and allow the track athletes to take their test so he was not setting them up for failure. While this action might not apply in all circumstances,
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