Teachers are second parents who share their knowledge and wisdom to their students.

Here are teachers in K-dramas whose knowledge and life experiences will inspire you to do better and attain a good future. With the challenges that they faced in life, their students become motivated to transform themselves and pick up something worthwhile.

School 2013

Starring Choi Daniel and Jang Nara, one of the biggest challenges they face as teachers is to motivate their students in making school a priority. They entered a school where students overpower their teachers with their rough behavior.

Bringing her beliefs to practice, Jang Nara said, "School is a place where we teach people to think for themselves. It's not a place where we teach tricks on how to enter college. This is a place where we educate human beings." In her determination and persistence in teaching the students the right path makes her vulnerable to the higher-ups. But her devotion and actions create change for the better as the students realize the full potential they have.

Dream High

Six talented students all reached their dreams as they are supported by their teacher Uhm Ki Joon. He was given the responsibility to make the students represent the school as commanded by the administration. Instead of pressuring his students to reach the impossible, he guides and supports them according to their own will and talents. Uhm Ki Joon motivates the students to work at their own pace rather than thinking of the competition and frustrations that come along.

Master of Study

Bae Doona is a teacher who inspires and defends her students from the nasty bureaucracy of the school system. She is fearful in dealing with the other teachers who challenge her in dealing with what's rightful for the students welfare. She is passionate to protect her students from other faculty members who had long since discarded.

What's Up

One of the best stories of a teacher-student relationship, both helped each other in many ways. Oh Man Seok is a teacher and a dying alcoholic who had a hard time performing in his field. He teaches talented and motivated college students who then win him over to perform better in what he does. He then started to teach not only about subjects that bring knowledge but more about life as well. He started to care for them and so his lessons became more challenging.

Though it's sad as the teacher's life is about to end, he is well-remembered for what he imparted to his students and how he regains himself in the process.

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Choi Moo Sung, as Professor Yoon Deok Man, is a man who abides by his motto, "How you finish is as important as how you start." He motivates his athletes to do their best and at the same time enjoy life as it comes. He cares more of the process of making the athletes feel happy and successful at the same time. Joining him is her fellow coach Jang Young Nam, who also does her best to encourage the athletes and become one of the people whom they can trust as well.

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