The Film: School Of Rock (2003)

The Teacher: Dewey Finn (Jack Black)

The Subject: Music

Best Line: “I have been touched by your kids... and I'm pretty sure that I've touched them.”

Why We Wish They'd Taught Us: Finn might only have taken the gig to make money on the side, but he grew into the role.

His freewheeling approach to teaching strikes us as far more useful than the boring, paperwork-heavy nonsense being spewed at kids.

Plus, who wouldn’t want to have music lessons where you actually get to rock out?

The Film: Lean On Me (1989)

The Teacher: Joe Clark (Morgan Freeman)

The Subject: Headmaster

Best Line: “You think you can run this school? If you could, then I wouldn't be here, would I? No one talks at my meetings. NO ONE! You take out your pencils and write. I want the names... of every hoodlum, drug dealer, and miscreant who's done nothing but take this place apart on my desk by noon today.”

Why We Wish They'd Taught Us: The real-life Joe Clark is alive and well, so unlike most of the other characters, he could actually teach.

He might have been the headmaster, but he was inspirational and always ready with the tough love. How tough? Try chucking out 300 trouble-making students in one day.

And In the movie, Morgan Freeman plays him. Who wouldn’t listen in a class led by Morgan Freeman?