I will begin with a brief introduction from my perspective.

A leader is someone who is able to help and guide- To take it further will be someone who is able to exploit through various innovative ways certain ideas to expand the knowledge base of others.
It is interesting to note that people often ascribe the term “leader” to a person based on their own personal perception of what a leader should be.

Someone that does not follow conventional ways might find it hard to be guided by a leader who does not follow the same ideology.

 There is one example to further explain this point that comes to mind. 

Mr. Marazik was my history teacher in high school. I had wondered why more students turned up for his class more than any other classes we had.

The bottom line was that students would skip or miss classes that they could not identify with, which they felt is irrelevant to what they are trying to accomplish. The teaching of history was not merely the reading of World history, chapters 1 to 5 on the topic of civil war, and writing a report on what had been read.
As I was among the students who could not sit still or read on 5 chapters on the civil war, the need to stir our interest in the subject was something that was very much needed.
During those times the students did not see the importance of learning the useful information because in a way, it did not appeal to us, so we felt it was not in our interest to follow. Why should we care about something that happened hundreds of years ago? 

A vast majority of students not interested in History will fail to see the historical importance of the civil war unless guided by the teacher who is able to recreate, in his own special way as related to by the students, for these students to say “EUREKA! I get it now”.

What I learnt from this excellent teacher was that History was not just about reading and memorizing dates but rather when innovatively approached and made fun and enjoyable to learn, we all suddenly share the same joy and passion for History. Amazing!

By taking on the characters we were learning about, in a way we were” walking in their shoes” to try to see why some of their actions resulted in the choices they made. This was a way for all students to participate, the ones who were able to follow by mere reading and memorizing, and the ones who were not able to do so.
Mr. Marazik was able to stir all the students’ interest in the subject at hand, by tackling the issue from another point of view that made the student pay more attention. It was the same information that was being read and memorized, nothing more.
But from that chosen angle, not only did the students pay attention, but we were even looking forward to what was to come forth in our next topic. It was even common to see students after class in other classes discussing what had taken place in our history class. You never saw a student sleep in that class!

When students are not able to relate or perhaps see the importance of what a teacher is trying to teach them they tend to rebel. This comes off as saying the teacher is mean and unapproachable, which might not be accurate. But it is also up to the teacher to make sure that all students are reached in the effort to teach them.

Although Mr. Maraziks method required more input, the output was also a lot more than the other method. In other words, if he taught History by the usual status quo of memorizing names and dates, student participation which ultimately reflects on the graded will not have been as high.
In an age where information is received in a matter of seconds, a teacher must be able to provide ideas and helpful input from all angles.

A teacher that is able to instigate students to learn in a fun environment is one that can affect change in the students, because the lesson does not stop at the classroom but is carried on to reflect upon in future.

 Teaching and learning is not just hearing and writing and memorizing but rather an attempt by the teacher to pass useful information to the student whereby the student is able to be a useful citizen in his or her community in the near future.  A teacher who fails to teach, does not fail just the student but fails the community as a whole.