The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Fictional Teachers of All Time

Everybody had the fictional teacher they wished would walk into their classroom. Maybe you wanted Ms. Frizzle turning a Tuesday lesson into complete chaos, Mr. Feeny somehow having the answer to your latest life crisis, or Dewey Finn deciding algebra could wait because the band needed practice. Then there are teachers like Snape, Yoda, Mr. Miyagi, and Dumbledore, where “great teaching” gets a lot more complicated. Is it wisdom? Tough love? Inspiration? Actually making class fun? There’s no syllabus for this one. Vote head-to-head and decide which fictional teacher deserves the top of the class.