I respect my teachers! my business studies teacher is a drummer in a band and knows my dad who is also a drummer so he's kcikass!
my englsih teacher was my fave tho, he loved all things sci-fi, fantasy and D&D, whereas most teachers wuldnt let the students see this side of themselves or even a personal side, he did and got a lot of respect for it, not the fact that he ddi like those things but cause he showed he's just an aeverage guy, and I guess thats what makes a good teacher in the eyes of a student, sure they have to be a good teacher first and upmost but also important (ive always felt anyways) i for the teacher to have a luagh with the students, make daft comments every now and then, talk about the footys and complain about the footy scores for a few mins.
If a teacher can be relaxed and humourous then they'll most definaltly get the respect of the students which will in turn get the to learn more
(just dont let the 'cooler' kids in the class know theyre learning more lol)