All of us recall special teachers — people who not only taught us but inspired us in ways that changed our lives. William Arthur Ward once said, "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." Here are five life-changing values inspired by unforgettable teachers.

... Taught Value of Learning and Knowledge

They were enthusiastic about their subject. However, they gave more than knowledge. They showed how learning could enhance creativity, spark interests, and uncover talents. They instilled in students a curiosity to learn and an undying passion to keep learning.

... Taught Value of Respect

They treated others with honor. They explained how kind words, and sometimes silence, could prevent hurtful confrontations and turn enemies into friends. They taught value of respect for community as well as individual.

... Taught Value of Integrity

What we know is, long before there were individual Scottish clans and tartans, Celts loved bright colors and patterned cloth. Later Scots incorporated this love for color into a unique plaid cloth. Only in recent history have particular patterns been associated with particular districts, army regiments, and, of course, Scottish clans.

Prior to around 1700, there is no historical reason to associate particular patterns with particular people or places, but it is clear that plaid cloth was made and worn throughout Highlands and had been for hundreds of years.

By 1746, clan tartans were so closely associated with Highlanders and clan loyalty that their wearing was banned by English after Scots' defeat at Culloden until 1782. Interestingly, this was time when many of famous Highland Regiments were being formed, and they were allowed to select and wear a regimental tartan (for example, Black Watch).