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This is a qualitative study of high school students? definition of their conception of a ?good? teacher. Its purpose is to provide increased insight for teachers about students? ideas of the phenomenon. The study is based on the reports of six respondents, which was later analysed according to the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis method (IPA). The reason of the aim of the study is combination of a found interest and the fact that it had not been done before.The result shows that teachers image has great effect on students? academic motivation and ambition. Furthermore, it reveals a number of personal features to have a significant effect on students? academic effort and their attitude towards school. Of special importance is the students? perception ? of being seen, of being taken seriously and the relevance of studying. In this sense, a ?good? teacher is one who wins and preserves the students trust, combined with a distinct leadership with flexibility and accommodation. The students? conception of education tends to relate to their perception of how the teacher manages his or hers function as a leader, which means that the teachers profile is playing an important role to students? ambition and so even their results.The meaning of a ?good? teacher can be said to be related to being inspiring and motivating, as well as inspired and motivated. Among the most important skills in this matter is, according to the respondents, the ability to match the leadership style to different contexts and situations that occurs.Keywords: The importance of students? perception, intrinsic motivation, being seen as an individual, inspiration and meaningfulness.