 Teaching heroes have a commitment to engaging us. They really see us as partners in their teaching and our learning. Involving us, including us, consulting us, sometimes negotiating with us. Treating us as the adults we are, and the graduates we are in the process of becoming. The teachers who see us as partners see us as people to learn and develop with, rather than people to be filled with facts or data. To us, great teaching is not about transferring information from one head to the other. No more than ever, our greatest teachers are the ones who create active, searching and engaging environments. Opening the door to motivation involves learning.