Photo Gallery: Snakkle Spotlights the Good Guys In TV And Film

We hope the Hogwarts staff treat themselves to a good, stiff firewhiskey down at the Three Broomsticks now and then. They deserve it after all the catastrophes they've endured!

Ah, Señor Chang. Only you would inspire a YouTube video montage "to the greatest Spanish teacher of all time." We all had one of those teachers. You know, the intense and passionate, yet crazy and unstable one? Señor Chang may be a bit off, but you'll always remember his class.

Sean Connery lends his signature brooding beardness to reclusive author William Forrester, who develops a symbiotic relationship with his young writing student, Jamal. He gave us such gems as, "Punch the keys!" and, "You're the man now, dog!"

If anyone has a good reason to become a bad teacher, it's Ms. Krabappel. Between thwarting Bart Simpson's constant mischief and trying to cobble together a love life, good old Edna has hung in there for 22 years. That gets her an A+ from Snakkle!

Ridgemont High's dean of sarcasm, Mr. Hand is a no-nonsense kind of guy. You better not eat in his class; you better have a reason for your truancy!

If we lived in a just world, all teachers/guidance counselors would be as amazing as Tami Taylor (Connie Britton). She was empathetic yet tough, encouraging yet no-nonsense and above all else, she was inspiring. Whether it was helping a "D" student raise their grades to get into school, or driving three hours to rescue a scared kid from an abusive situation, the Panthers could count on Tami.

Practically every high school class in America cried their way through this uplifting movie about real-life teacher Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos) who inspired his East Los Angeles students to give up their summer to study Calculus. We're choked up just thinking about it.

She teaches math! Coaches the Mathletes! Works at the mall on weekends to make ends meet! If that isn't bad enough, those rotten "Plastics" should have made the lovely, if slightly goofy, Ms. Norbury (Tina Fey) run as fast as she could to the nearest temp agency. Luckily, she found that one special student that she could actually mentor in Cady (Lindsay Lohan).

Richard Dreyfuss went from reluctant conductor to beloved teacher in Mr. Holland's Opus. Who didn't want to unearth their old school instruments after watching Mr. Holland coax a melody out of poor Gertrude Lang? (Yep, that's Alicia Witt!)

What can't Mr. Schuester (Matthew Morrison) inspire his misfit Glee-clubbers to accomplish? Even though his own personal life is a hot mess, "Mr. Schue" has helped his kids deal with school bullies, gay-bashing, infidelity, teen pregnancy and body image—all by singing and dancing through the pain!